A strong earthquake struck Indonesia’s Nias Island west of Sumatra Island, killing a child and injuring four people, officials said on Wednesday.
The magnitude 6.2 quake struck just after midnight, 172 km (107 miles) west of Sibolga at a depth of 12 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said in a bulletin on its Web site.
Health ministry official Rustam Pakaya said one child was killed in the quake after suffering a serious head injury and four people were hospitalised with injuries.
"The epicenter was on Nias Island and caused panic, as well as cracking several houses," said Andri Gsetiaji at the meteorology agency in Jakarta.
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