A strong earthquake at the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
The earthquake struck at 2101 local time (1601 GMT) and was followed
10 minutes later by an aftershock with a magnitude of 5.7
The quake had a magnitude of 6.7,The undersea quake was at a depth of
23km (14.3 miles) and the epicentre was 142km south-west of the city
of Bengkulu.
There have been no reports of any damage or casualties.
Last week Indonesia launched a tsunami warning system.
Indonesia is prone to seismic activity due to its location on the so-called
Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines that encircle
the Pacific Basin.
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