A powerful earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System said there was no potential for a tsunami.

JAKARTA: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit an island off the coast of Sumatra in western Indonesia on Thursday (Nov 27), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warning.

On November 27, 2025, a powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck offshore near Sumatra, Indonesia, with its epicenter located about 45 km northwest of Sinabang on Simeulue Island in Aceh province. The quake,

A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit Sumatra Island on Thursday, adding to the devastation brought about by ongoing floods, deadly landslides, and a "rare" tropical cyclone. According to USGS, the shallow quake, at a depth of 25 kilometres, was centred near Simeulue Island in Aceh province.

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck an island off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck the Indian Ocean off Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, at 10.26 a.m. today (27), the National Tsunami Early Warning Center of the Meteorology Department said.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia's Simeulue Island off North Sumatra on Thursday (Nov 27) afternoon at 12.56pm. According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG),