Moderate quake hits Sumatra
Afp, Jakarta
A moderate 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra yesterday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The earthquake hit at 7:47pm (1247 GMT). It was centred 105 kilometres (65 miles) west of Banda Aceh, about 50km under the seabed, the US Geological Survey reported. The Indonesian archipelago sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where continental plates meet, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity. Indonesia was the nation worst hit by the earthquake-triggered Asian tsunami in December 2004, which killed some 168,000 people in Aceh province.
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