Jakarta: Strong and shallow earthquakes rocked West Indonesia and the main Philippine Island Monday morning, strengthen the building and send residents who panic escape, but do not cause casualties or damage.
In Indonesia, the 6.7 earthquake drove from the west coast of Sumatra Island and in the Philippines, the vibration of 6.4-magnitude struck 110 kilometers (68 miles) from Luzon Island, said the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Officials in both countries said there were no direct reports of victims or damage, and there were no tsunami threats from both earthquakes.
One from Indonesia reached 4:06 (2109 GMT) at a depth of 21 kilometers (13 miles), with its episyaris 167 kilometers west of Kota Pariaman Sumatra.
“The earthquake is very felt for one minute. Residents panic because of geological activities,” said the Indonesian National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) in a statement.
It feels the strongest in Nias and the North Sumatra Hibala Islands, which is not densely populated and where people often live in wooden houses.
Zagoto, a 50-year-old Nias resident, like most Indonesians passed with one name, said he rushed out with his family when the earthquake hit the coastal area.
“I slept soundly but the earthquake made me awake, it was very strong,” Zagoto told AFP.
The Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BKMG) said the initial tremor was attended by a strong series of aftershocks.
In the Philippines, the offshore earthquake reached 5:05 a.m. (2105 GMT), with residents in the capital Manila awakened by their buildings vibrating.
But the Philippine Volcanology and Seismology Institute said the damage was not expected.
“It’s strong and vibrating as if it was dancing to the side,” said Lieutenant Aristoteles Calayag, acting the Head of the Philippine City Police Hole at Occidental Mindoro, an island of Luzon.
Indonesia and the Philippines sit in the “Ring of Fire” Pacific, causing them to experience frequent earthquakes.
Last month, the 6.2 magnitude earthquake killed a dozen people when it hit North Sumatra Indonesia, the collapse of the house and mosque.
In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Sumatra and triggered a tsunami which killed 220,000 people in all regions, including around 170,000 in Indonesia.