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Quake of 6.8 magnitude hits near Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Reuters | Dec 7, 2016, 04.22 AM IST
(Image courtesy: Google maps)(Image courtesy: Google maps)
SYDNEY: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck 130 km (80 miles) southeast of Banda Aceh in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, the United States Geological Survey said.
The quake struck at a depth of 33 km (21 miles)at 2203 GMT, the USGS said.
No tsunami warning for Indonesia was immediately issued.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/12/07/64-quake-hits-sumatra-indonesia
7 Dec 2016 - 10:05am
6.4 quake hits off Sumatra, Indonesia
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A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Aceh province in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Wednesday but there was no tsunami alert, seismologists said.
Source: AFP
7 Dec 2016 - 9:32 AM UPDATED 29 MINS AGO
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The shallow quake hit 10 kilometres (six miles) north of Reuleuet at 5:03 am local time (2203 GMT Tuesday), the US Geological Survey said. Aceh was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
In its initial assessment, the USGS said there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage.
In June a 6.5-magnitude quake struck off the west of Sumatra damaging scores of buildings and injuring eight people.
Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide.
Sumatra is particularly prone to quakes. Aceh province on the tip of the island was devastated by the quake-triggered tsunami in 2004 that killed more than 170,000 people in Indonesia and tens of thousands more in other countries around the Indian Ocean.
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Quake of 6.8 magnitude hits near Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Reuters | Dec 7, 2016, 04.22 AM IST
(Image courtesy: Google maps)(Image courtesy: Google maps)
SYDNEY: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck 130 km (80 miles) southeast of Banda Aceh in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, the United States Geological Survey said.
The quake struck at a depth of 33 km (21 miles)at 2203 GMT, the USGS said.
No tsunami warning for Indonesia was immediately issued.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/12/07/64-quake-hits-sumatra-indonesia
7 Dec 2016 - 10:05am
6.4 quake hits off Sumatra, Indonesia
An image of the quake site (USGS)
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A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Aceh province in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Wednesday but there was no tsunami alert, seismologists said.
Source: AFP
7 Dec 2016 - 9:32 AM UPDATED 29 MINS AGO
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The shallow quake hit 10 kilometres (six miles) north of Reuleuet at 5:03 am local time (2203 GMT Tuesday), the US Geological Survey said. Aceh was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
In its initial assessment, the USGS said there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage.
In June a 6.5-magnitude quake struck off the west of Sumatra damaging scores of buildings and injuring eight people.
Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide.
Sumatra is particularly prone to quakes. Aceh province on the tip of the island was devastated by the quake-triggered tsunami in 2004 that killed more than 170,000 people in Indonesia and tens of thousands more in other countries around the Indian Ocean.

Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App. Click here to download it for your device.