Magnitude 6.3 quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra island
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On Thursday, Indonesia was rattled by a powerful earthquake of 6.6 magnitude near Aceh province on Sumatra island. As the seven-minute-long quake is estimated to be 25.4 kilometers deep, there’s no tsunami warning issued.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia's Simeulue Island off North Sumatra on Thursday (Nov 27) afternoon at 12.56pm. According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG),
Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies and possible survivors after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island
The Indonesia flooding is one of a series of weather disasters to hit Southeast Asia this week. Over 30 people were killed by floods in Thailand and Malaysia, with water levels high enough to submerge hospitals.