“The strong shaking of the earthquake was felt by people in several areas of West Sumatra on Friday morning. The parameter of the earthquake that occurred had a magnitude (M) of 6.2 and took place at 08.39 WIB,” the country’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said.

The earthquake quake struck Sumatra island's north at a depth of 12km, about 70km from the town of Bukittinggi in West Sumatra province, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). (ILKHA)