AP: 4 Killed in Moderate Quake Near Sumatra

[Eugene]

4 Killed in Moderate Quake Near Sumatra
Moderate Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Sumatra;
4 People Said Killed

JAKARTA, Indonesia Dec 17, 2006 (AP)— A moderate earthquake struck
early Monday off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing four
people, officials and witnesses said.

The 5.8-magnitude tremor was centered about 45 miles southwest of
Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province, the U.S. Geological Survey
said on its Web site.

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The quake was followed by a 5.5-magnitude aftershock about 30 minutes
later, the USGS reported.

At least four people were killed in one village in north Sumatra when two
houses collapsed, a witness told local radio station el-Shinta. Scores of
other buildings were cracked, he said.

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Full article: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2733358

[originalpckelly]

1. Poor poor people...

just what they need, a freaking earthquake. Probably still recovering from the Tsunami in '04.

They probably were scared shitless to have another earthquake. Imagine not knowing if it was a Tsunami producing event or not.