7.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Sumatra - CNN.com

7.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Sumatra

By the CNN Wire Staff

January 10, 2012 -- Updated 1949 GMT (0349 HKT)

(CNN) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck off the western coast of northern Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake hit at 12:37 a.m. Wednesday (1:37 p.m. Tuesday ET) on the island in western Indonesia.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

The quake happened at a depth of 18.1 miles about 262 miles southwest of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, and 590 miles west of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

There is no widespread tsunami threat, but a local threat is possible, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

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