Indonesia Hit by Second Major Earthquake

There were no immediate reports of damage from Thursday's quake. However, the Wednesday earthquake started fires, cut roads and cut off power and communications to Padang, the regional capital of West Sumatra. Thousands fled, fearing a tsunami.

The magnitude 7.6 quake hit at 5:15 PM, just off the coast of Padang, the USGS reported. It occurred a day after a killer tsunami hit islands in the South Pacific. The 7.6 quake was along the same fault line that spawned the 2004 Asian tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 11 countries.

Padang is a low-lying city of 900,000. The intense shaking made people crouch to avoid falling. However, while people feared a tsunami, similar to the one that hit after the quake between Samoa and American Samoa in the South Pacific, none came.

Despite this, at least 500 buildings in Padang collapsed or were badly damaged, according to authorities. Authorities added that 200 bodies had been pulled from the rubble there so far.