Strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia: 3 dead, scores injured . July 2, 2013 – INDONESIA - A strong earthquake struck Indonesia’s Aceh province on Tuesday, killing at least three people. Many houses were damaged and dozens of villagers were injured. The magnitude-6.1 quake struck at a depth of just 10 kilometers (6 miles) and its epicenter was located 55 kilometers (34 miles) west of the town of Bireun on the western tip of Sumatra island, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The worst-hit area was the district of Bener Meriah, where the quake caused a landslide that killed a man and left his wife and a young boy missing, said Fauzi, an official of the local disaster agency. “Dozens of people were injured and are being treated at three hospitals,” said Fauzi, who like many Indonesians uses a single name. He said at least 22 houses were badly damaged in the district. At least five people were reportedly injured and 10 houses were damaged in Takengon, the capital of Central Aceh district, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. “I see many houses were damaged and their roofs fell onto some people,” said Bensu Elianita, a 22-year-old resident in Bukit Sama village in Central Aceh district. . theextinctionprotocol.wordpress/2013/07/02/strong-6-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-indonesia-1-dead-scores-injured/
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:53:19 +0000
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