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Strong quake jolts Indonesia's Aceh, tsunami warning issued
Apr 7, 2010, 0:33 GMT
Jakarta - Indonesian authorities on Wednesday morning issued a tsunami warning after an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted Aceh on the northern end of Sumatra.
The quake struck at 5:15 am (2215 GMT Tuesday) with its epicentre 75 kilometres south-east of Sinabang on Simeulue island off the western coast of Aceh province.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake, the latest in a series earthquakes to hit Aceh in recent months.
A massive 9.2-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck five years ago, leaving more than 170,000 people dead or missing in Aceh and 500,000 people homeless.
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