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Quake off Sumatra damages more than 100 houses
May 24, 2025
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A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on May 23, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, damaging more than 100 houses with no reports of casualties.
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JAKARTA - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on May 23, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, damaging more than 100 houses with no reports of casualties.
The tremor hit at 2.52am local time (3.52am, Singapore time) at a depth of 68km, with the epicentre offshore near Bengkulu province, according to the USGS.
The country's meteorological agency gave a higher magnitude of 6, with the epicentre at a depth of 84km, adding that there was no potential for a tsunami.
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