A powerful and shallow earthquake struck off the west coast of the Indonesian Island of Sumatra on Wednesday the 2nd March 2016 at 6.50pm local time (12.50GMT) . It was said to be 10km deep and of a magnitude of 7.9, the epicentre was located 808 kilometres (502 miles) southwest of Padang.

A tsunami warning was issued for parts of Sumatra, including West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh shortly after the quake but, around an hour later the warning had been cancelled.

There was no immediate reports of damage or casualties and daily life resumed as normal at daybreak in Padang, there were few visible signs of damage.

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