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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes southwest of Indonesia's Sumatra
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia at 04:31 GMT on Friday.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 9.73 degrees south latitude and 97.57 degrees east longitude, News.Az reports, citing Indonesian media. 

In a statement, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said the earthquake's epicenter was located 835 km southwest of Bengkulu, at a depth of 30 kilometers.

The department confirmed that the earthquake poses no tsunami threat to Malaysia.


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