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A moderate
5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's northern
Sumatra region Monday, geologists said, but there
were no reports of damage or casualties. The quake
hit at 4:10 am on Monday (2110 Sunday GMT) and was
centred 74 kilometres (46 miles) south-southwest of
Banda Aceh on Sumatra with its epicentre 30
kilometres under the ocean floor, according to the
US Geological Survey. The Indonesian archipelago
sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where continental
plates meet, causing frequent seismic and volcanic
activity. Indonesia was the nation worst hit by the
earthquake-triggered Asian tsunami in December 2004,
which killed some 168,000 people in Aceh province. A
7.7-magnitude earthquake in July on the south coast
of the main island of Java also killed more than 600
people. - AFP/ir
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