No tsunami warning has been issued.
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- A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia, causing significant tremors
- This is the second strong earthquake to hit Indonesia within the same day
- The epicentre was located at Pematangsiantar
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Let us know.A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's western Sumatra island late Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, the second tremor to hit the vast Southeast Asian nation in a day.
The epicentre was located at Pematangsiantar, about 126 kilometres (78 miles) southeast of the island's capital Medan. The quake stuck at a depth of 183 kilometres, and no tsunami warning has been issued.
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