Casualties reported after magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Indonesia's Sumatra Island
At least 2 people were killed and 20 others injured when a 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Sumatra Island early on Friday.
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“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)