A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off western Indonesia late Friday, the United States Geological Survey said.

The offshore quake hit just after 8:30 pm (1330 GMT) at a shallow depth about 212 kilometres (132 miles) southwest of Bengkulu, the USGS said.
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