Earthquake in Indonesia: 6.2 Magnitude Shakes Part Of Sumatra Island

New Delhi: Very frightening information is coming out of Indonesia on Friday. According to this information, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Friday, although no major incident or damage of any kind has been confirmed so far due to this earthquake.

Earthquake in Indonesia:

The vibration caused by this earthquake was so widespread and effective that the buildings of houses located in Indonesia's neighboring countries Singapore and Malaysia shook. The people who felt this earthquake were very badly scared, and as soon as they felt the tremors of the earthquake, people quickly ran out of their homes to save their lives and only when the situation of the earthquake calmed down. Return back to your homes.

Let us tell you that according to the information received by the earthquake department, this earthquake occurred on Sumatra island of Indonesia at around 8:39 am local time. The epicenter of this earthquake was located about 17 km northeast of Regency. The country's Meteorological, Climate and Geophysical Agency publicly shared detailed information on this subject.

Simultaneously, according to the Department of Seismology, the epicenter of this earthquake was located at a depth of about 10 km from the surface of the earth, being located 17 km northeast, due to which there could be no danger of a tsunami-like disaster.

Let us tell you that there is always a risk of earthquake in the 17,000 islands present in Indonesia, due to which there can be other serious problems due to earthquake and tsunami-like situation in Indonesia. For this reason Indonesia remains very cautious about these things.

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