Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits Indonesia's Sumatra; tremors felt in Singapore

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck west of Indonesia's island of Sumatra on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

However, there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the quake, which hit at a depth of 67km, at a distance of 81km west of the city of Bengkulu.

According to Mochammad Riyadi, an official at Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency told. He said officials were checking if there were any casualties or damage.

Several Twitter users reported that they felt the tremors in Singapore.

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