Indonesia quake off Sumatra damages more than 100 houses

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra yesterday, the United States Geological Survey said, damaging more than 100 houses with no reports of casualties.

The tremor hit at 02:52 am local time (1952 GMT Thursday) at a depth of 68 kilometres (42.2 miles), with the epicentre offshore near Bengkulu province, according to the USGS.