Earthquake Rocks Indonesia's Aceh Province; Several Dead

BIREUEN, Indonesia (AP) — A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's province of Aceh early Wednesday, causing several deaths and building collapses in districts near the epicenter. The U.S. Geological Survey said the shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck at 5:03 a.m. (2203 GMT Tuesday) was centered about 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Reuleut, a town in northern Aceh, at a depth of 17.2 kilometers (11 miles). Television footage from the town showed partially and completely collapsed buildings and injured people at a makeshift emergency center.

 

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