An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck south-west of Sibolga in Sumatra, Indonesia, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at a depth of 6 miles, statistics taken for the U.S. Geological Survey indicate.

Yahoo reported on the event, adding that residents on Nias island, which is off of Sumatra's west coast, felt minor tremors from the earthquake. No tsunami warning was put into effect and there were no casualties, Indonesian authorities told reporters.

The amount of damage has yet to be identified.

Indonesia has experienced earthquakes recently throughout the past couple of months. In September, a "moderately strong" earthquake hit eastern Indonesia with a magnitude of 6.1, off of the eastern province of Papua, the Huffington Post reported.

They also noted that the country has frequent earthquakes because of its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," which is "an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin."

Though the one in September injured no one, an earthquake in Indonesia in August killed four villagers and left dozens injured. At least four were killed from fallen debris and others were hospitalized with cuts and broken bones, the news site reported. The August earthquake had a magnitude of 6.3 and hit southeast of Palu city on Sulawesi Island, just as residents were ending their fast on the final day of Ramadan. Officials stated that the earthquake damaged 165 houses and buildings.

According to a Factbook provided by the CIA, Indonesia is said to be "slightly less than three times the size of Texas" and contains the most volcanoes of any country in the world, with around 76 of them currently active. They experience frequent flooding, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes and forest fires

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