5.9 Magnitude Quake Hits Western Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

  • 2/5/2023
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JAKARTA, 15 Jumada II 1438 H corresponding to March 14, 2017, SPA -- A shallow undersea quake of 5.9 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Aceh province in western Indonesia on Tuesday, but there was no potential for tsunami. The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics said that the quake struck the province in the northern tip of Sumatra Island at 9.51 am Jakarta time with the epicenter at 353 km northwest Sabang town and the depth at 10 km under sea bed. --SPA 10:21 LOCAL TIME 07:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w352758

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