Quake off Sumatra damages more than 100 houses


A MASSIVE 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the island of Sumatra, the US Geological Sur­vey said, damaging more than 100 houses with no reports of casualties.

The tremor hit yesterday at 2.52am local time at a depth of 68km, with the epicentre offshore near Bengkulu province, according to the USGS.

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