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| A powerful earthquake has struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, reports say. | A powerful earthquake has struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, reports say. |
| Indonesia's meteorology agency said the quake had a magnitude of 6.7, while the US Geological Survey put its strength at 6.8. | |
| The quake was at a depth of 23km (14.3 miles) and the epicentre is 142km south-west of the city of Bengkulu, the agency said. | |
| There have been no immediate reports of any damage or casualties. | There have been no immediate reports of any damage or casualties. |
| The earthquake struck at 2101 local time (1601 GMT). | |
| 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. | |
| A massive earthquake off Sumatra in December 2004 triggered a tsunami which swept across the Indian Ocean, killing more than 230,000 people. |