Sunday. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 rattled North Sumatra province Sunday, prompting a brief local tsunami watch, knocking out power and damaging some homes, officials said. AP/Heri Juanda
An earthquake with a potential of triggering tsunami jolted Aceh around 1 p.m. on Sunday, stirring panic among residents.
The quake, measuring 7.2 on Richter scale, shook the western coast of Aceh, with epicenter of the temblor located at 66 kilometers southwest of Meulaboh at a depth of 30 kilometers beneath the see floor, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency.
No damages or casualties were reported following the quake, which was also felt in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. Newsportal tempointeraktif.com reported the tremor lasted almost five minutes.
Over 1,000 houses in Simeulue and Aceh Singkil regencies were damaged when a 7.7-magnitude quake rocked Aceh early last month.
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