The quake occurred at 1:33 pm., with the epicentre at 141 km southwest of Nias Barat district and 19 km underneath sea mattress, officers mentioned. (Representational picture)
An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scaled rocked Indonesia’s North Sumatra province on Friday, however didn’t have the potential to set off a tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics company mentioned.
Earlier the company mentioned the quake had a magnitude of seven.2 earlier than revising it, Ali Imran, an official in cost on the company, advised Xinhua information company.
The quake occurred at 1:33 pm., with the epicentre at 141 km southwest of Nias Barat district and 19 km underneath sea mattress, he mentioned.
“For this quake, no tsunami alert was issued as it was not potential for a tsunami,” mentioned Imran.
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The depth of the quake was felt at III to IV MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) at Gunungsitoli city, Nias district, Nias Barat district and Nias Selatan district, the official mentioned. The tremors had been additionally felt at a close-by province of Aceh at III MMI, he added.
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