00:03Welcome back to From the South.
00:04A 6.4 magnitude earthquake had hit Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday,
00:09just hours after an even more powerful magnitude 7.7 quake struck off the country,
00:15according to the United States Geological Survey, killing at least 38 people.
00:19According to the National Disaster Management Agency, the 6.4 earthquake knocked down some buildings
00:25and led hundreds to evacuate amid fears of tsunami warnings.
00:29Officials said.
00:30At least six others were injured and two more are missing.
00:33Emergency crews, including members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces,
00:38were conducting evacuations and assessing damage.
00:41The earthquake, which struck shortly before 5 a.m. local time,
00:44was strongly felt across the province of Isnusa Tenkara.
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