An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale occurred west of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia at 16:14 (0814 GMT) Wednesday, according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory.
The epicenter was initially determined to be 2.6 degrees north latitude and 95.9 degrees east longitude, about 330 kilometers south-southeast of Banda Aceh.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Indonesia's meteorology agency said a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 rattled Aceh province in northern tip of Sumatra Island on Wednesday.
The quake struck at 15:08 Jakarta time (0808 GMT) with epicenter at 42 kilometers northwest Sinabang town in Siemelu Island of the province and 30 kilometers beneath the earth, an official of the agency Agung Mulyo Utomo said.
The intensity of the quake was felt at 6 MMI (modified mercalli intensity) at Meulaboh town, 3 to 4 MMI in Banda Aceh, 3 MMI in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra and Sibolga town of the province, Utomo told Xinhua.
In 2004, over 160,000 people were dead in Aceh province in northern tip of Sumatra Island after a tsunami triggered by a powerful quake devastated coastal areas of the province and others countries in southeast Asia.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where two continental plates meet, causing frequent volcanic movements.
Source: Xinhua
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