Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Strong earthquake hits western Indonesia
The magnitude 6.5 quake was centered 91 kilometers (56 miles) west of Sungaipenuh, a district town in Jambi province in Sumatra, or 141 kilometers (88 miles) south of Padang, provincial capital of West Sumatra, the USGS said.
It said the quake had a depth of 50.8 kilometers (31.5 miles).
Indonesia' Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, said the earthquake which struck at 5:56 a.m. (2256 GMT) had no potential to trigger tsunami.
But the quake still caused initial panic among residents in Painan, the capital of Pesisirselatan district, which is 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of the epicenter.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-06-strong-earthquake-western-indonesia.html#jCp
