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Earthquake jolts Indonesia's Aceh
www.chinaview.cn 2005-01-24 15:50:05

    JAKARTA, Jan. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on theRichter scale shook the Indonesian province of Aceh Monday, the second quake within four hours in the province where over 170,000 people were killed in the earthquake-triggered tsunami on Dec. 26.

    The Antara news agency reported the quake occurred at 11:16 local time (0416GMT), around four hours after a 5.2-magnitude quake jolted the province.

    The epicenter was located 355 km northwest of provincial capital Banda Aceh, it quoted report from the local meteorology and geophysics agency.

    There is no immediate report of casualty. Enditem

    

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