MODERATE QUAKE HITS INDONESIA’S NIAS ISLAND
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JAKARTA, July 31 (VNA-TNA) – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Indonesia ‘s Nias island off northern Sumatra on July 30, according to the
Meteorology and Geophysics Agency.
However, there were no immediate reports of casualties, damage or a possible tsunami.
The quake struck at 8:28 a.m. (local time) was centered under the Indian Ocean, about 55 kilometres (34 miles) northwest of Gunung Sitoli, the main town on Nias island, the agency said.
Nias is located near the northwest coast of Sumatra, which was hard hit by the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami. More than 216,000 people were left dead or missing in the disaster. (VNA-TNA)–E002
