Strong earthquake causes panic in Aceh

A powerful earthquake caused residents to flee buildings in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh, the region hardest hit by the 2004 Asian tsunami, witnesses said today.

Strong earthquake causes panic in Aceh

A powerful earthquake caused residents to flee buildings in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh, the region hardest hit by the 2004 Asian tsunami, witnesses said today.

The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 and was centred 18 miles beneath the Indian Ocean and 50 miles south-west of the provincial capital Banda Aceh, the US Geological Survey said on its website.

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