Indonesia Hit by 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake

Indonesia Hit by 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake
A boy looks at his damaged classroom a day after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the area at Kertamukti village in Pandeglang, Indonesia, on Jan. 15, 2022. Dziki Oktomauliyadi/AFP via Getty Images
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Indonesia’s Sumatra Island has been hit by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake killing at least two people and causing tremors across Singapore and Malaysia.

The quake struck inland on Feb. 25, near the west coast of the island, however, there was no report of major damage or possible tsunamis, according to BMKG, the country’s geophysics agency.

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