In this photo taken on Sept 11, 2022, People gather outside their homes following an earthquake off Indonesia's Mentawai Islands, at Muara Sikabaluan village in Siberut Utara, West Sumatra province. (PHOTO / AFP)
Two earthquakes measuring nearly magnitude 6 struck Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia, in the morning hours on Sunday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
The first earthquake, pegged by the EMSC at a magnitude 6.1 struck Kepulauan Batu early Sunday, followed by another 5.8 magnitude quake just hours later.
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The first earthquake was at a depth of 43 km (26.72 miles) while the second was at 40 km (24.85 miles), EMSC said.