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USGS: Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra

SYDNEY - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck off northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, and there were warnings that a local tsunami was possible.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a widespread, destructive tsunami after the quake, about 330 km southeast of Indonesia's Banda Aceh, but said there was a "very small possibility" of a local tsunami.