The US Geological Survey reported that an earthquake measuring 5. 5 on the Richter scale was monitored near the coast of Indonesia.
The earthquake center was monitored 196 km southwest of the city of Bengkulu, on the island of Sumatra, and the earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km, while there were no reports of injuries or material losses.
It is noteworthy that the fire had caught in the phrase of passengers carrying 271 people off the resort of the Indonesian island of Bali, but there are no immediate reports of injuries, and the evacuation efforts are still ongoing, according to rescue officials.
The ship, Mutiara Timur, was carrying 236 passengers and 35 crew members when it was fire in the Bali Strait, 1. 5 km (mile) from Karangsim Beach, according to ABC News..
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