Second quake hits Indonesia' Sumatra: USGS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday morning local time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, the second large quake to rattle the area in 24 hours.

The quake struck at 9:31 a.m. local time on land, 96 miles northwest of Bengkulu.

It was quite shallow at a depth of 15.5 miles.

(Reporting by Sandra Maler, editing by John O'Callaghan)

Credits: Reuters