A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, Indonesia’s geophysics agency said, triggering a tsunami warning for around two hours. | Reuters
Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said authorities were collecting data from the islands nearest the epicenter off the western shore of Sumatra, spokesperson Abdul Muhari said.
“People left their homes. Some were panicking but under control. Currently some of them are evacuating away from the sea,” he said, adding he had seen no damage so far.
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