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10/02/07 13:38

Earthquake jolts western coastal area of Aceh

Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - A
tectonic earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale on Monday (Oct. 1) jolted
western coastal area of Aceh Province, forcing residents of Tapak Tuan, South
Aceh, to rush out of their homes in panic.

The earthquake happened at
9.03 pm on Monday and its epicenter was located at 3.78 degrees northern
latitude and 96.29 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 50 km, around 44 km
southeast of Meulaboh, Aceh Besar District, Head of the Mata Ie Geophysics
Office Syahnan said here on Tuesday.

The earthquake was also felt quite
strongly by residents of Simeulue Islands in Simeulue District.

Syahnan
said that the frequency of aftershocks jolting Aceh province in the aftermath of
the December 2004 earthquake has decreased relatively.

However, between
three and four aftershocks at the magnitudes between 3.0 and 5.6 on the Richter
scale, continued to jolt Aceh every day, he said.

Indonesia sits on the
seismically active "Pacific Ring of Fire" and experiences frequent earthquakes
as well as tsunamis triggered by underwater earthquakes.

On December 26,
2004, Aceh province and Nias Island (North Sumatra province) were devastated by
a massive earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale and a subsequent tsunami
which killed at least 170,000 people.(*)

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