JAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island yesterday, renewing fears of a tsunami but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The quake prompted residents in Nias island, where about 900 people were killed in a powerful temblor on March 28, to run out of their homes in panic.
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