NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted 72km SW of Pariaman, Indonesia at 17:06:57 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 49.51 km, was initially determined to be at 1.1227 degrees south latitude and 99.7077 degrees east longitude.