An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurred in southern Sumatra, Indonesia, at 8:23 p.m. Sunday (1223 GMT Sunday), according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory.

The epicenter was initially determined to be 3.1 degrees south latitude and 101.5 degrees east longitude, about 270 kilometers south-southeast of Padang, Indonesia.

There were no reports of casualties or damages so far.

(Xinhua News Agency May 19, 2008)