Earthquake of Magnitude 6.1 Strikes Sumatra, Indonesia: EMSC

Reuters
By Reuters
May 16, 2022Asia & Pacific
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Earthquake of Magnitude 6.1 Strikes Sumatra, Indonesia: EMSC
A screenshot from a seismic map shows the location of an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 striking southwest of Sumatra, in Indonesia, on May 16, 2022. (USGS/Screenshot via NTD)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia in the wee hours of Tuesday, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

The quake was at a depth of 40 km(24.85 miles), EMSC said.

By Rachna Dhanrajani

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