"The quake did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami," Yoga Al Ma'ruf, spokesman for the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Station in Meulaboh, noted in a written statement released on Thursday.
The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 11:26 a.m. local time, was located 41 kilometers southwest of Meulaboh, at a depth of 15 kilometers, he remarked.
No injuries or fatalities were reported.
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