An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Sunday at 4:31 pm local time, and was felt strongly in Pesaman area, according to Indonesian ANTARA News.
"The epicenter of the tremor which did not have potential to cause tsunami, was located 0.21 degree northern latitude and 100.08 degree eastern longitude, and at a depth of 10 km," Head of the Padang Panjang Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Office (BMKG) Rahmat Triyono said here, Sunday.
The quakes epicenter was located at 10 km southwest of Pasaman, 49 km southeast West Pasaman, and 133 km northwest of Padang.
Source: QNA
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