JAKARTA – A STRONG 6.2-magnitude quake struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Monday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 6:10 am (2310 GMT, 7.10am Singapore time), was located 135 km south-east of the town of Bengkulu, on the western coast of Sumatra.

It was measured at a depth of 66.5 km.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’, where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity. — AFP

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