Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia –
A powerful undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties and officials said there was no danger. out tsunami.
Witnesses said many people ran out of their homes to higher ground when the quake struck before dawn, but then received text messages saying there was no danger of a tsunami. A massive earthquake off the coast of Aceh in 2004 triggered a powerful tsunami that killed about 230,000 people in dozens of countries.
Saturday’s 6.2-magnitude quake was centered 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) south-southwest of Meulaboh, a coastal city in Aceh province at a depth of 49 kilometers (30.4 miles). , said the US Geological Survey.
The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency measured the quake at a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale. Differences in initial measurements are common.
Indonesia is an archipelago of 270 million people prone to frequent seismic events, frequently affected by disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.
In February, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake killed at least 25 people and injured more than 460 in West Sumatra province. In January 2021, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake killed more than 100 people and injured nearly 6,500 in West Sulawesi province.
