Another moderate earthquake shakes Aceh

Jakarta | Wed, 03/17/2010 9:29 PM

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitudes jolted Aceh at 4:44 p.m. on Wednesday, following a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that hit the province earlier in the morning.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency disclosed the epicenter of the quake at a 4.54 north latitude and 95.41 east around 90 kilometers northwest from Meulaboh in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, at a depth of 90 kilometers.

The agency did not issue a tsunami alert.

Moderate quakes often rock the province located on the northern tip of Sumatra Island, which was the worst hit area when the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami struck.