Another quake rocks devastated Aceh

A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged Aceh today, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The magnitude six quake did not trigger a tsunami, said Syahnan of the local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency.

The quake struck at 1.39pm (6.39am Irish time) and was centred beneath the Indian Ocean, 67 miles south-east of the province’s capital Banda Aceh, said Syahnan, who goes by single name.

The epicentre was 19 miles beneath the earth’s surface, he said.

Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic nation, is prone to seismic upheaval because of its location on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.

Aceh on the north-western tip of Sumatra Island was the worst hit by a magnitude nine quake on December 26 which triggered waves that killed more than 126,000 in Aceh and about 47,000 in 10 other countries surrounding the Indian Ocean.