6.0-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS

The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit early on Monday off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

According to the USGS, the epicentre of the quake was 48 kilometers (30 miles) south-southeast of the city of Singkil in the Aceh province. There were no early reports of casualties or major damage when it happened (it happened approximately 6:30 am local time, or 2330 GMT), and there was no tsunami warning.

Earthquake was recorded having magnitude of 6.2 by Indonesia's Meteorology

The earthquake was recorded as having a magnitude of 6.2 by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), however a witness told the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre that it was "felt in Medan" — 120 kilometres to the north-northeast of the epicentre.

Indonesia's location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where tectonic plates meet, causes regular seismic and volcanic activity. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck the populated West Java province on Java's main island on November 21 killed 602 people.

The majority of the victims were killed when buildings collapsed or landslides were triggered.

On December 26, 2004, one of Sumatra island's deadliest earthquakes occurred, triggering a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that claimed more than 230,000 lives, including victims from as far away as Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.

The Banda Aceh shore on Sumatra was hit by 30-meter (100-foot) waves as a result of that strong 9.1-magnitude earthquake.

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