# M6.1 earthquake strikes off South Nias, Indonesia

https://mins.news/en/item/25673

- CGTN, 2026-08-18 06:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-18/news-1PHTgMNiUKY/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> A magnitude-6.1 earthquake hit off South Nias in Indonesia’s North Sumatra at 1:02 p.m. local time Tuesday, according to the BMKG. The quake was 29 kilometers deep and posed no tsunami threat, the agency said.

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