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Strong earthquake rattles Indonesia killing dozens, injuring several

Indonesia's Climate, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake has no potential to trigger a tsunami.

By :  sadhguru jaggi vasudev
Update: 2016-12-07 07:56 GMT
More than 100 people were killed in the quake that hit the northeast of Aceh province on Sumatra before dawn Wednesday.
Men inspect a collapsed mosque after an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia.
A man removes a box of food from under the rubble of a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia.
Earthquake victims receive medical treatment at a makeshift a hospital in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia.
Hospital workers and family members carry a woman injured in an earthquake at a hospital in Pidie, Aceh province.
Suyatno, who heads Aceh's search and rescue agency, said three excavators were trying to remove debris from shop houses where three people were believed buried.
A frantic rescue effort involving dozens of villagers, soldiers and police was underway in Meureudu, a severely affected town in Pidie Jaya.
Indonesia's Climate, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake has no potential to trigger a tsunami.
The US Geological Survey said the shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck at 5:03 a.m. (2203 GMT Tuesday) was centered about 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Reuleut, a town in northern Aceh, at a depth of 17 kilometers (11 miles).
Indonesia's Climate, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake has no potential to trigger a tsunami.

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