6.3-magnitude earthquake jolts off Indonesia's Aceh, no potential for tsunami


JAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale rocked off Indonesia's western Aceh province earlier Tuesday (July 29) without prompting large waves, the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency said.

The tremors occurred at 1.41am Jakarta time Tuesday (1841 GMT Monday) with the epicentre located 247km northwest of Sabang town in Aceh province and at a depth of 15km beneath the seabed.

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