Powerful earthquake rocks Indonesian coast

JAKARTA. KAZINFORM - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has struck off the island of Sumatra, western Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported on Friday, TASS reports.

According tothe service, the quake hit at a depth pf 10 km, its epicenter was 261 km fromthe city of Tangerang with a population of 1.3 million people.

According toReuters, Indonesian seismologists issued a tsunami warning.

Eaelier,Reuters reported the magnitude 7 earthquake, citing the United StatesGeological Survey (USGS).

There hasbeen no reports on victims or destruction so far.