A strong earthquake hit the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia today, according to the USGS and the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
The earthquake occurred at 04:09 (local time at 23:09 yesterday Sunday Cyprus time) and was centered in the sea area 167 kilometers west of the coastal city of Pariaman, at a depth of 21 kilometers, according to the USGS. The EMSC estimated that the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.8 and a focal depth of 40 kilometres.
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