6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off western Indonesia

According to Xinhua, the quake hit at 10.29 Jakarta time with the epicentre at 116 km northwest of Kepulauan Mentawai (Mentawai islands) district and a depth of 10 km under the seabed, the agency said.

The tremors did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami, it said.

The 6.4-magnitude quake is classified as the main shock, as another quake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted at 05.34 Jakarta time Monday with the epicentre similar to that of the strong earthquake. - BERNAMA