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| Earthquake rocks Indonesia's Aceh | |
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| A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake has struck near Indonesia's western province of Aceh, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says. | A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake has struck near Indonesia's western province of Aceh, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says. |
| The tremor, at a depth of 35km (21.7 miles), had its epicentre 319 km (198 miles) off the coast of Sumatra, and hit at 1508 (0808 GMT), the USGS added. The epicentre was close to that of the earthquake which triggered the 2004 Asian tsunami, killing 200,000 people. | |
| There are no initial reports of any casualties or damage. | |
| Local residents said Wednesday's earthquake, close to the island of Simeulue, lasted for almost a minute. | Local residents said Wednesday's earthquake, close to the island of Simeulue, lasted for almost a minute. |
| Everything shook very strongly for more than a minute and I ran along with the others Ahmad Yushadi | |
| It was felt strongly more than 300km (185 miles) away in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, where people left their offices after buildings started shaking. | It was felt strongly more than 300km (185 miles) away in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, where people left their offices after buildings started shaking. |
| "Everything shook very strongly for more than a minute and I ran along with the others. I heard people screaming in panic," Ahmad Yushadi told the Associated Press news agency. | |
| Health officials said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from towns along the coast, but phone lines to the island itself are down. | |
| The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a tsunami watch for Indonesia, but said "a destructive widespread tsunami threat does not exist based on historical earthquake and tsunami data". | |
| A nine-magnitude earthquake close to Simeulue on 26 December 2004 triggered the Asian tsunami which spread thousands of kilometres across the Indian Ocean. | |
| Three months later, an 8.7-magnitude earthquake killed 1,000 people on Simeulue and the neighbouring island of Nias. | |
| Indonesia is situated in one of the world's most seismically active areas. | |
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