Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island

JAKARTA, 18th August, 2026 (WAM) -- An earthquake ​of magnitude ‌6.1 struck off ‌Indonesia's Sumatra ​island on Tuesday, the country's ​geophysics ‌agency ​said.

The quake struck at a depth of 29 ​kilometres.