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1st LD : Powerful quake hits Aceh of western Indonesia, triggering damages

Xinhua, December 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

A shallow-and-strong underearth quake of 6.4 magnitude rocked Aceh province earlier Wednesday, triggering damages, meteorology and geophysics agency said.

The quake jolted at 05:03 a.m. Jakarta time Wednesday (2203 GMT Tuesday) with epicenter at 18 km northeast Pidie Jaya district and the depth at 10 km under land, an official of the agency told Xinhua by phone.

The intensity of the quake was felt at 4 to 5 MMI (Modified Mercally Intensity) in Sigli town, and 3 to 4 MMI in Meulaboh town and provincial capital of Banda Aceh, the official said.

There are several houses damaged in Sigli, he revealed. Endit