Moderate earthquake hits Indonesia

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Location of the earthquake in Indonesia.

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

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