SUMATRA, Indonesia
An earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude struck the coast of western Indonesia on Saturday, but there were no reports of any injuries or damage to any buildings.
The epicenter was in the ocean around 56.5 miles (91 kilometers) northwest of the island of Nias in the province of North Sumatra.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the head of the Indonesian Center of Data Information and Public Relations, told the Anadolu Agency that it occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 kilometers), shook buildings for around five seconds, and forced people to run from their houses.
Nugroho added that there was no threat of a tsunami.
"Conditions have now returned to normal," he said, but the center would continue to monitor the situation.
In 2004, an earthquake in Sumatra caused a series of devastating tsunamis around the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people in 14 countries.
Most of the victims were in the province of Aceh and in North Sumatra.
