Students in an Indonesian school evacuated on Monday (August 29) after a 6.4 magnitude quake hit the waters off Sumatra Island, Reuters reports.
The quake struck near Mentawai Islands was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles) and has no potential to trigger a tsunami, the country’s geophysics agency (BMKG) said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Earlier on Monday, two earthquake of 5.2 magnitude and 5.9 magnitude had also struck near the same location.
Indonesia straddles the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", where different tectonic plates of the Earth's crust meet and create frequent seismic activity.
