Powerful Earthquake Rocks Northern Sumatra, Residents Feel Shaking
The quake originated offshore from Sumatra’s northeastern tip, prompting people to flee outdoors in the region, which is prone to frequent seismic activity.
“I was at home when it happened... the shaking was really strong,” said 50-year-old Ahmadi from the coastal town of Sinabang in Aceh province. “I panicked. We fled the house, but because the jolt was pretty short, things went back to normal,” he added, noting he saw “families running around here on the street.”
Rahmat Triyono, head of Indonesia’s BMKG earthquake and tsunami centre, said residents on Simeulue island and the east-coast areas of Aceh would have felt a strong tremor, with windows and doors rattling, walls creaking, and possibly some broken glassware. He confirmed there was no tsunami threat.
Weaker shaking was also reported in northeast Sumatra. Indonesia, part of the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” frequently experiences earthquakes due to tectonic plate collisions.
In 2004, a magnitude-9.1 quake struck Aceh province, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 170,000 people in Indonesia.
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