Strong earthquake hits Indonesia's Aceh
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Strong earthquake hits Indonesia's Aceh
Strong earthquake hits Indonesia's Aceh.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's Aceh province on Saturday, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, officials and residents said.
The quake's epicenter was 33 km (20 miles) southwest of Singkilbaru at a depth of 18 km (11 miles) and did not trigger a tsunami warning, the meteorology agency said by telephone text message.
The quake was felt in Nias island and other parts of Aceh, and also as far as West Sumatra, an official at the agency said later by telephone.
An official at the meteorology office in Aceh's capital, Banda Aceh, said no damage or injuries had been reported from areas closest to the epicenter.
Tarmizi, a resident in Aceh Singkil off Aceh's western coast, said the quake was felt strongly and people ran out of their homes in panic. "Thank God there have been no casualties here," he told Reuters by telephone.
Indonesia is located in a very active seismic region where several tectonic plates meet and is subjected to frequent tremors.
In December 2004, a powerful quake off Aceh triggered a huge tsunami in the Indian Ocean, killing around 230,000 people in neighboring countries with most of the deaths in Aceh.
(Additional reporting by Harry Suhartono and Telly Nathalia in Jakarta
(Writing by Ed Davies and Ahmad Pathoni; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)
©Reuters
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's Aceh province on Saturday, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, officials and residents said.
The quake's epicenter was 33 km (20 miles) southwest of Singkilbaru at a depth of 18 km (11 miles) and did not trigger a tsunami warning, the meteorology agency said by telephone text message.
The quake was felt in Nias island and other parts of Aceh, and also as far as West Sumatra, an official at the agency said later by telephone.
An official at the meteorology office in Aceh's capital, Banda Aceh, said no damage or injuries had been reported from areas closest to the epicenter.
Tarmizi, a resident in Aceh Singkil off Aceh's western coast, said the quake was felt strongly and people ran out of their homes in panic. "Thank God there have been no casualties here," he told Reuters by telephone.
Indonesia is located in a very active seismic region where several tectonic plates meet and is subjected to frequent tremors.
In December 2004, a powerful quake off Aceh triggered a huge tsunami in the Indian Ocean, killing around 230,000 people in neighboring countries with most of the deaths in Aceh.
(Additional reporting by Harry Suhartono and Telly Nathalia in Jakarta
(Writing by Ed Davies and Ahmad Pathoni; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)
©Reuters
Aardbeving bij Sumatra.
BANDA ATJEH (ANP/RTR) - Een krachtige aardbeving heeft zaterdag het Indonesische eiland Sumatra opgeschrikt. Veel mensen renden in paniek uit hun huizen. Er zijn echter geen meldingen van schade of slachtoffers geweest. De beving had volgens de autoriteiten een kracht van 6,3 op de Schaal van Richter.
Indonesië ligt op scheidslijnen van tektonische platen en wordt veelvuldig geplaagd door met name aardbevingen en aardschokken.
De vloedgolven die eind 2004 naar schatting 230.000 mensen het leven kostte langs de kusten van Indische Oceaan, werden veroorzaakt door een enorme aardbeving onder de zeebodem ten zuidwesten van Sumatra.
©Limburger.nl
BANDA ATJEH (ANP/RTR) - Een krachtige aardbeving heeft zaterdag het Indonesische eiland Sumatra opgeschrikt. Veel mensen renden in paniek uit hun huizen. Er zijn echter geen meldingen van schade of slachtoffers geweest. De beving had volgens de autoriteiten een kracht van 6,3 op de Schaal van Richter.
Indonesië ligt op scheidslijnen van tektonische platen en wordt veelvuldig geplaagd door met name aardbevingen en aardschokken.
De vloedgolven die eind 2004 naar schatting 230.000 mensen het leven kostte langs de kusten van Indische Oceaan, werden veroorzaakt door een enorme aardbeving onder de zeebodem ten zuidwesten van Sumatra.
©Limburger.nl
