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Hundreds evacuated in west Indonesia after magnitude 6.1 earthquake

Residents evacuate following an earthquake, in Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, in this picture obtained from social media. Instagram/@julihasanah_/via REUTERS

About 200 people evacuated to higher ground after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck islands in western Indonesia on Sunday, causing some property damage, the country's disaster mitigation agency BNPB said.

The quake in the Mentawai Islands west of Sumatra struck at a depth of 27 km (17 miles) and was followed by one of magnitude 5.3 in the same area, authorities said. There was no danger of tsunami.

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