5.3-magnitude quake hits western Indonesia of N. Sumatra
10:04, 20 February 2012
JAKARTA. February 20. KAZINFORM A moderate earthquake measuring 5. 3 on the Richter scale hit western Indonesia's North Sumatra province at 09:28 local time on Monday (0228 GMT), the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said here, according to Xinhua.
The tremor was centered at 29 kilometers northeast South Tapauyli regency and at a depth of 193 kilometers.
The agency did not release a tsunami warning.