Three dead in Aceh quake

Three people are dead and 25 injured after a strong 7.5-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province last night.

Indonesia's meteorological agency said the quake struck 42 kilometres northwest of Sinabang, the main town on Simeulue Island, off the west coast of Sumatra.

It was in the same area as the earthquake that caused the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.
The quake briefly sparked a tsunami alert and people headed to the mountains.

News agenc AFP says the quake was felt for about two minutes in Aceh's capital Banda Aceh, causing people to ran outside in panic. [Stuff.co.nz]

Omg, that is a shocking and sad news. I was in Aceh barely four weeks ago..

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