New Delhi, 25 February 2022

As per news report of NDTV, The quake came just minutes after a less violent tremor as terrified residents had begun evacuating their houses. "We all fled our home (after the first quake)," Yudi Prama Agustino, 36, told AFP. "I have a one-year-old baby, so in panic I pushed the stroller out of the house." The quake hit the island's north at a depth of 12 kilometres (7.5 miles), about 70 kilometres from the town of Bukittinggi in West Sumatra province, according to the United States Geological Survey. Agustino's hometown in Agam district is another 40 kilometres from Bukittinggi. "I noticed there was an earthquake because my kids' toys fell over. I panicked because there were also my in-laws in the house and they are quite old and sick," Agustino said of the first tremor that was recorded at 5.0 by USGS. "Once we were outside a much stronger 6.2 quake happened and everybody panicked," he added.

Source - NDTV

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