Strong quake rocks Indonesia

JAKARTA: A strong 6.2-magnitude quake rattled Indonesia's remote Nias island off the western coast of Sumatra early on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued, US meteorologists said.

The epicentre of the quake was located near the coast of Nias, about 170 kilometres west-southwest of the Sumatra town of Sibolga, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake, which struck at 12:14 am (local time Wednesday), occurred at a depth of 12.8 kilometres.

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