Local authorities have immediately instructed residents of the affected area to move away from shores.
The quake, at a depth of 84 kilometres , triggered an tsunami warning, the country's meteorological department added. The agency asked local authorities to immediately instruct residents of the affected area to move away from shores.
Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said authorities were collecting data from the islands nearest the epicentre 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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