"The number of damaged houses is more than 20, " Rewin Silaban of the Dairi administration said here on Tuesday.
Dairi authorities will send personnel to the affected locations to asses the damages.
"We are now ready to make a field visit," he said.
A Catholic church in Lae Parira was also damaged in the natural disaster.
The earthquake, which occurred on Tuesday at 00.55 am local time, did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami.
The quake`s epicenter was located at 2.81 degrees northern latitude, and 97.85 degrees eastern longitude, and 59 km northeast of Singkilbaru, Aceh Province, as well as around 78 km southwest of Kabanjahe, North Sumatra.
The earthquake was also felt by residents of Kutacane (Southeast Aceh), Tapaktuan (South Aceh), Sabululssalam, Banda Aceh (Aceh Province), Kabanjahe, Medan, and Balige (North Sumatra).
The temblor killed a child and damaged more than ten schools and community health centers in Subulssalam town, Aceh Province.
(Uu.F001/HAJM)
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