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The Euro-Mediterranean seismological center has lowered the magnitude of the earthquake to 5.8 (representation)
Jakarta:
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Tuesday, the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said in a tweet on its official account.
The agency said no tsunami alert had been issued for the quake, which occurred more than 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) from the earth and at a depth of 10 km.
The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center downgraded its earthquake magnitude to 5.8 from 6.2 initially.
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