Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes west off Indonesia's Sumatra

SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck west of Indonesia's island of Sumatra on Sunday (Aug 13), the United States Geological Survey said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the quake, which hit at a depth of 67km, at a distance of 81km west of the city of Bengkulu.

Several Twitter users reported that they felt the tremors in Singapore.

This story is developing.

Just felt earthquake tremors in Singapore O:
— Jocelyne Sze (@jocelynesze) 11:14 AM - Aug 13, 2017

currently experiencing tremors at my home nowwwwwwww. is it indo earthquake big big
— Thaddeus Ong (@dogmacatmamagma) 11:13 AM - Aug 13, 2017

#earthquake tremors felt in #Singapore 5 minutes back!
— Yash Mahendra (@yshmhn) 11:19 AM - Aug 13, 2017

Tremors felt in Singapore. Hope everyone in Sumatra is safe. #Earthquake
— Phoebe Feehily (@phoebefeehily) 11:18 AM - Aug 13, 2017

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes west off Indonesia's Sumatra

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