6.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia's Sumatra island
Jakarta (dpa)
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's island of Sumatra on Friday, the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said.
The BMKG estimated the depth of the quake at about 10 kilometres. It struck at about 3 am (2000 GMT Thursday).
The German Research Centre for Geosciences measured the magnitude of the quake at 5.8.
The quake did not pose a tsunami risk, authorities said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Indonesia sits on a tectonic zone with intense seismic and volcanic activity known as the Pacific Ring of Fire.
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