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Three dead after Indonesian earthquake

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake has struck off Indonesia's Sumbawa island, killing three, injuring 55 and damaging hundreds of homes.

Buildings collapsed in Dompu and Bima districts and officials rushed to reach remote areas as residents gathered outdoors, with some fleeing to higher ground in fear of potential  tsunamis.

A five-year-old boy is among the three people who died.

Most of the 55 people injured were being treated at the general hospital in Dompu.

Officials struggled to reach Dompu's Kilo area due to a quake-triggered stoneslide blocking the access road.    

The Indonesian meteorological agency measured the initial quake at 6.7, though the US Geological Survey later revised its same initial calculation down to 6.4.

Repeated aftershocks, including two measuring 5.6 and 5.7, triggered panic.