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| A powerful earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and was also felt in Singapore and Malaysia. | A powerful earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and was also felt in Singapore and Malaysia. |
| The US Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 6.3, and was centred near the town of Padang. | The US Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 6.3, and was centred near the town of Padang. |
| At least two people are reported to have been killed in the town of Batusangkar but there are fears the number of deaths may rise. | |
| The quake struck at 1049 local time (0349 GMT), causing panic among residents in western Sumatra. | The quake struck at 1049 local time (0349 GMT), causing panic among residents in western Sumatra. |
| "It was really strong. I panicked, I ran out of the house just like the other neighbours," one woman near Padang told Reuters news agency. | "It was really strong. I panicked, I ran out of the house just like the other neighbours," one woman near Padang told Reuters news agency. |
| The quake was also reportedly felt in west coastal areas of Malaysia, and several tall buildings in Singapore's business district are said to have swayed slightly due to the tremor. | The quake was also reportedly felt in west coastal areas of Malaysia, and several tall buildings in Singapore's business district are said to have swayed slightly due to the tremor. |
| But traders said there was no impact on financial trading. | But traders said there was no impact on financial trading. |
| Indonesia sits on the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, and experiences frequent earthquakes - as well as tsunamis triggered by underwater earthquakes. | Indonesia sits on the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, and experiences frequent earthquakes - as well as tsunamis triggered by underwater earthquakes. |
| Last year, more than 500 people died when a tsunami hit an area of the Java coast after an undersea earthquake. | Last year, more than 500 people died when a tsunami hit an area of the Java coast after an undersea earthquake. |
| And in the Asian tsunami of December 2004, over 130,000 people died in the northern island of Sumatra when waves destroyed swathes of the province of Aceh. | And in the Asian tsunami of December 2004, over 130,000 people died in the northern island of Sumatra when waves destroyed swathes of the province of Aceh. |