| MAP | 5.9 | 2009/12/09 21:29:05 | 2.745 | 95.968 | 35.0 | SIMEULUE, INDONESIA |
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Simeulue Island in northwestern Indonesia on Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported.
The quake, quite shallow at a depth of 35 km, was centred on Simeulue, a small island west of Sumatra in the area that was devastated by the 2004 tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people.
The epicentre was 310 km west of Medan in Sumatra.
Indonesia sits on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a rim of intense seismic activity around the Pacific Ocean.
Source:
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/quake-shakes-indonesia-near-2004-tsunami-site-3248091
