A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has struck Indonesia, and a tsunami warning has been triggered

(Reuters) – A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck western the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Tuesday, the Indonesian Geophysics Agency said, prompting a tsunami warning.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) had earlier estimated the earthquake to be a magnitude of 6.9.

The country’s meteorological department added that the quake, which occurred at a depth of 84 kilometers (52.2 miles), triggered a tsunami warning. The agency called on the local authorities to issue immediate instructions to the residents of the affected area to stay away from the beaches.

The quake occurred at around 3 am local time (2000 GMT). BMKG data showed that a number of aftershocks were detected later on, some of which registered about 4 degrees.

Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said authorities are collecting data from the islands closest to the epicenter off the western coast of Sumatra, said ministry spokesman Abdul Mahari.

Abdul, who was in Padang, said the earthquake was strongly felt in Padang, the capital of West Sumatra, and some people moved away from the beaches.

“People left their homes. Some were terrified but under control. Some are currently evacuating away from the sea,” he said, adding that he had not seen any damage so far.

Local news footage showed some Padang residents being evacuated by motorbike and on foot to higher ground. Some carried backpacks while others huddled under an umbrella against the rain.

“On Siberut Island, people have already been evacuated. They are told to stay in the evacuation zone until the tsunami warning is lifted,” a local official told TvOne.

Indonesia suffers from frequent earthquakes because it straddles the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a seismically active area where different layers of the Earth’s crust meet.

(Reporting by Marinmay Day in Bengaluru Editing by Chris Reese)

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