{"id":275004,"date":"2016-12-07T04:32:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T04:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=275004"},"modified":"2016-12-07T04:32:29","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T04:32:29","slug":"indonesia-earthquake-many-dead-and-dozens-of-buildings-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/indonesia-earthquake-many-dead-and-dozens-of-buildings-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia earthquake: Many dead and dozens of buildings collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">An undersea earthquake off Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh province has killed at least 24 people, with dozens feared trapped in rubble, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The 6.4 magnitude quake struck near the town of Sigli on Sumatra island where dozens of buildings have collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia&#8217;s meteorological agency said there was no risk of a tsunami.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004, Aceh was devastated by a tsunami caused by a massive undersea earthquake that killed 120,000 people in the province.<\/p>\n<p>The US Geological Survey said the earthquake struck just offshore at 05:03 local time (22:03 GMT Tuesday) at a depth of 17.2km (11 miles).<\/p>\n<p>Said Mulyadi, deputy district chief of Pidie Jaya, the region hit hardest by the quake, confirmed the death toll to BBC Indonesian, but said it could rise.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/6C44\/production\/_92861772_95dff733-5233-4dac-9896-56247b891025.jpg\" alt=\"Map of Indonesia\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1E24\/production\/_92861770_4427f178-d55b-481b-868a-d0a23dba17a9.jpg\" alt=\"Indonesian search and rescue personnel stood next to a pile of rubble from a collapsed building in Aceh province on 7 December 2016.\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">AFP<\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Rescuers are searching for survivors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/10C08\/production\/_92861686_5889dce2-aa23-4631-964f-52c5d93a7120.jpg\" alt=\"Residents gather around a collapsed building after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the town of Pidie, Indonesia's Aceh province in northern Sumatra, on December 7, 2016.\" width=\"976\" height=\"620\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Authorities fear the death toll could rise because people are trapped in the rubble<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Local authorities say heavy equipment is being used to search for survivors.<\/p>\n<p>The quake also shook the nearby provincial capital of Banda Aceh and prompted many people to flee their homes and workplaces across the region.<\/p>\n<p>The island of Sumatra has been hit by several earthquakes this year.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia is prone to earthquakes because it lies on the notorious Ring of Fire &#8211; the line of frequent quakes and volcanic eruptions that circles virtually the entire Pacific rim.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An undersea earthquake off Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh province has killed at least 24 people, with dozens feared trapped in rubble, authorities said. 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