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Thu, 11/26/2009 - 17:25
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MODERATE EARTHQUAKE JOLTS ACEH THURSDAY
Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Nov. 26 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richer Scale jolted Aceh Province on Thursday at 12.17 am Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB).
The temblor did not have potential to trigger tsunami, Taufiq, a staff member of the Mata Ie meteorological, climatology, and geophysics office, said.
The quake's epicenter was located 4.89 degrees northern latitude, and 96.0 degrees eastern longitude, around 55 km southeast of Sigli, (Pidie District), at a depth 10 kilometer below sea level, he said.
The temblor was felt by residents of Banda Aceh city and Aceh Besar District at the second level of MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity).
"I am still traumatic with the tsunami (in 2004), so spontaneously I rushed out of my (multi-storey) office building when I felt the temblor," Nirwana, a Banda Aceh resident, said.
Indonesia's 17,000 islands are scattered along a belt of volcanic and seismic activity known as the "Pacific Ring of Fire," making the archipelago one of the most quake-prone regions on the planet.
In December 2004, Aceh and Nias Island (North Sumatra Province) were devastated by a 8.9-magnitude earthquake which triggered a subsequent tsunami. The gigantic tsunami killed at least 200,000 people and left around one million homeless.
Last Saturday (Nov. 21), an earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province.***
The temblor did not have potential to trigger tsunami, Taufiq, a staff member of the Mata Ie meteorological, climatology, and geophysics office, said.
The quake's epicenter was located 4.89 degrees northern latitude, and 96.0 degrees eastern longitude, around 55 km southeast of Sigli, (Pidie District), at a depth 10 kilometer below sea level, he said.
The temblor was felt by residents of Banda Aceh city and Aceh Besar District at the second level of MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity).
"I am still traumatic with the tsunami (in 2004), so spontaneously I rushed out of my (multi-storey) office building when I felt the temblor," Nirwana, a Banda Aceh resident, said.
Indonesia's 17,000 islands are scattered along a belt of volcanic and seismic activity known as the "Pacific Ring of Fire," making the archipelago one of the most quake-prone regions on the planet.
In December 2004, Aceh and Nias Island (North Sumatra Province) were devastated by a 8.9-magnitude earthquake which triggered a subsequent tsunami. The gigantic tsunami killed at least 200,000 people and left around one million homeless.
Last Saturday (Nov. 21), an earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province.***
