Thursday, In Indonesian port city, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 shook buildings and caused momentary panic, officials and residents said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.
The quake was centered about 155 km (95 miles) south of Padang, off the coast of Sumatra island at a depth of about 50 km (30 miles), the USGS said. It had originally been reported with a magnitude of 6.2.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue an alert immediately after the quake and Indonesia's BMK weather agency said there was no threat of a tsunami.