7.3 quake shook the west of Sumatra, Indonesia (west of Jakarta) around 12:37 a.m. today, January 11 (January 10 US Time) CNN reported.

The quake, which was measured at 7.3 magnitude, prompted the local authorities to issue a tsunami warning causing people to panic and flee their homes. This is despite the bulletin from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration discounting a tsunami threat in the region.

The local tsunami warning was lifted at 3 a.m.

According to the United States Geological Survey or USGS, the quake’s epicenter was located about 420 kilometers (260 miles) southwest of Banda Aceh at a dept of 29 kilometers.

No damage or injuries were immediately reported.

Indonesia, just like the Philippines, is part of the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines surrounding the Pacific Basin which make the country frequent to earthquakes.

Last 2010 alone, a 7.5 magnitude quake struck the Kepulauan Mentawai region of Indonesia leaving 113 people dead and 150 missing.

And in 2009, a 7.6 magnitude quake jolted the same area leaving more than 1,000 people dead in Padang.

It can be remembered that the great tsunami last 2004 also affected the northern Sumatra of Indonesia amongst 12 countries leaving 220,000 people dead or missing in the region.

Watch the report here: