5.8-magnitude quake hits northern Sumatra, Indonesia -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.8-magnitude quake hits northern Sumatra, Indonesia -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-04-19 04:20:00|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted northern Sumatra, Indonesia, at 2006 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 1.29 degrees north latitude and 97.21 degrees east longitude.

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