sian island of Sumatra on Wednesday, the government says.Rescuers are working into the night in a race to find survivors in the rubble of hundreds of collapsed buildings.
Almost 2,400 people have been injured, and the death toll is expected to rise further, officials say.
The 7.6-magnitude quake struck close to the city of Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province.
The earthquake brought down hospitals, schools and shopping malls, cut power lines and triggered landslides.
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