A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island early Sunday morning, according to the country's Meteorological agency.
The quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked Mukomuko district in Bengkulu province on Sumatra island but there was no reports of casualties and material damages.
The quake occurred at 9:52 a.m. local time, the agency said, adding that there was no risk of a tsunami.
The quake's epicenter lies 2.82 degrees South Latitude and 101.04 degrees East Longitude, 55 km under the sea bed and 28 km southwest of Mukomuko district, said the agency.
Indonesia lies on a vulnerable zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire" where two continental plates, stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia, meet that cause frequent volcanic movements.
Source: Xinhua
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