Thursday, January 27, 2011

Strong quake hits western Indonesia

JAKARTA (Indonesia) - A STRONG earthquake has hit waters off western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The US Geological Survey said Wednesday night's quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1.
It struck off Simeulue, an island Sumatra's western coast, at a depth of 27km.

Indonesia is located on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire,' an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. -- AP

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