A moderate earthquake hit Indonesia at 15:05:39 (UTC). The magnitude 6.0 quake did not create a tsumani. The epicenter was in the Northern Sumatra region, 80 km. SSW of Banda Aceh.
There is no word on damage or casulties yet.
Sources
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology, Denver. "Preliminary Earthquake Report" — October 11, 2005
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