A file photo of a beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province. An earthquake struck western Aceh in December 2016, killing more than 100 people, injuring many more and leaving tens of thousands homeless. Photo: AFPJakarta: A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit off the Indonesian island Sumatra on Sunday but there was no tsunami risk, seismologists said as panicked residents fled their homes. “The earthquake was quite strong and shallow, it was felt all the way to Padang, West Sumatra, but there was no threat of a tsunami,” Mochammad Riyadi, an official at Indonesia’s meteorology and geophysics agency told AFP. An earthquake struck Indonesia’s western Aceh province in December 2016, killing more than 100 people, injuring many more and leaving tens of thousands homeless.

Source: Mint August 13, 2017 04:52 UTC