5.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Western Indonesia

5.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Aceh province in the western parts of Indonesia early this morning, the meteorology and geophysics agency said.

The quake jolted at 3:13 a.m. Jakarta time today (2013 GMT Tuesday), with the epicentre at 125 km north-west of Sinabang town, and the shallow at 10 km under the seabed.

The agency did not issue a tsunami warning, as the jolts did not potentially trigger giant waves.– NNN-ANTARA

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