Strong earthquake rattles Indonesia killing dozens, injuring several
7 Dec 2016 1:26 PM IST7 Dec 2016 1:26 PM IST
Indonesia's Climate, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake has no potential to trigger a tsunami.
More than 100 people were killed in the quake that hit the northeast of Aceh province on Sumatra before dawn Wednesday.- Men inspect a collapsed mosque after an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia.
- A man removes a box of food from under the rubble of a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia.
- Earthquake victims receive medical treatment at a makeshift a hospital in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia.
- Hospital workers and family members carry a woman injured in an earthquake at a hospital in Pidie, Aceh province.
- Suyatno, who heads Aceh's search and rescue agency, said three excavators were trying to remove debris from shop houses where three people were believed buried.
- A frantic rescue effort involving dozens of villagers, soldiers and police was underway in Meureudu, a severely affected town in Pidie Jaya.
- Indonesia's Climate, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake has no potential to trigger a tsunami.
- The US Geological Survey said the shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck at 5:03 a.m. (2203 GMT Tuesday) was centered about 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Reuleut, a town in northern Aceh, at a depth of 17 kilometers (11 miles).
A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia\'s Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing at least 52 people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse.
Indonesia's Climate, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake has no potential to trigger a tsunami.
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