One dead and dozens injured in an earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey, killing at least one person and injuring dozens as locals rushed outside buildings for safety.

The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred at a relatively shallow depth of 13 kilometers (eight miles) before 2:30 a.m. (1930 GMT), about 40 kilometers from the town of Sibolga in North Sumatra province.

A man in his fifties died of a heart attack triggered by the quake, and at least 25 others were injured, the regional disaster mitigation agency official Fibrina Tambobolon told AFP.

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Tambopolon said authorities were still collecting reports of damage, but electricity poles and communication towers were bombed, disrupting services.

The Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) recorded more than 50 aftershocks.

The head of the BMKG, Dwikorita Karnawati, advised residents to watch for more tremors, and urged people to seek shelter in safe ground.

“For those whose homes have been damaged, it is advised not to stay indoors as possible aftershocks may increase the damage,” Krnawati said in a virtual press conference.

She added that aftershocks may also cause landslides.

Indonesia experiences frequent earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide.

In 2018, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Palu on the island of Sulawesi killed more than 2,200 people.

In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake hit the province of Aceh, causing a tsunami and killing more than 170,000 people in Indonesia.

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