[Strategerist]

There were no immediate reports of casualties, but Indonesia's Metro TV quoted a resident on the island of Nias, off western Sumatra, as saying buildings there were damaged.

Relgious nuts might find it interesting that Nias is a predominantly Christian island, an oddity in Western Indonesia.

[plushaye]

That's interesting. Earthquake damage is bad enough. Still praying for no tsunami anywhere.

AP says this was not a shallow depth earthquake, unlike Dec 26:

The quake occurred at a depth of 18.6 miles, and was centered 125 west-northwest of Sibolga, Sumatra, and 150 miles southwest of Medan, Sumatra, the USGS said.

After the Dec. 26 quake, the agency initially recorded the depth of that temblor at six miles. Shallow earthquakes like that generally are more destructive because the seismic energy is closer to the surface and has less distance to travel.

Monday's quake was considered to be at a moderate depth.