Moderate earthquake hits Indonesia
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
A moderate earthquake hit Indonesia at 15:05:39 (UTC). The magnitude 6.0 quake did not create a tsumani. The epicenter was in the Northern Sumatra region, 80 km. SSW of Banda Aceh. There is no word on damage or casulties yet.
Sources
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology, Denver. "Preliminary Earthquake Report" — October 11, 2005
- David Fox. "Aid flows to Kashmir quake zone, but scene chaotic" — Reuters UK, October 13, 2005