At least two people are killed after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits the Indonesian island of Sumatra – National

A strong and shallow earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, killing two people, injuring 20 others, damaging buildings and causing panic on the neighboring island of Sumatra, Malaysia and Singapore.

The quake had a magnitude of 6.2 and struck about 66 kilometers (41 miles) northwest of Bukittinggi, a mountainous town in West Sumatra province, the US Geological Survey said. It struck about 12 kilometers (7.4 miles) below the Earth’s surface.

At least two people were killed in West Basaman district – the area closest to the epicenter – and 20 others were injured as dozens of houses and buildings collapsed, Suhariyanto, head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, said. He said the earthquake also caused a landslide in the area.

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Dwikorita Karnawati, head of Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, said there was no danger of a tsunami, but warned of possible aftershocks.

Television reports showed that the strong quake led to groups of terrified people taking to the streets in Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province, and patients in a hospital in West Pasaman were evacuated from the building.

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The earthquake was also reported to be felt by people in neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. A video clip spread on social media showed residents gathering in the streets after the tallest towers in Kuala Lumpur swayed for a few seconds. Eyewitnesses reported seeing their doors and chairs shaking, and pictures and paintings on the walls shaking.

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Hamswardi, head of West Basaman district, said Friday’s earthquake caused damage to dozens of homes and buildings, including his office. Authorities are still gathering information about the full extent of the damage in the affected areas.

In January 2021, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake killed at least 105 people and injured nearly 6,500 in West Sulawesi Province.

Indonesia has a number of seismic faults and is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. A powerful earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004 killed nearly 230,000 people in more than a dozen countries, mostly in Indonesia.

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