Sunday, March 4, 2012

6.3-Magnitude Quake Hits Sumatra Coast

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled western Sumatra on Friday, the local Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said, causing frightened residents to flee their homes.

There were no reports of damage or casualties in Bengkulu province, about 370 miles west of the capital Jakarta.

The jolt, in the same area shaken by an 8.4 quake in September that killed 25 people, did not trigger a tsunami.

The U.S. Geological Survey put …

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