*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

More Quakes hit Sumatran coast*

 From correspondents in Indonesia

March 07, 2007 11:40pm
Article from: Agence France-Presse

A 5.9-MAGNITUDE earthquake aftershock struck off the coast of
Indonesia's Sumatra today but there was no risk of a tsunami,
seismologists said.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit underground on Sumatra yesterday, killing
at least 52 people and injuring many others.

The new tremor was felt on Sumatra, a Jakarta-based seismologist said.

“It was felt quite strong. People ran out of their houses, but we have
earthquakes quite often, so people went back to their houses after it
stopped,” Siregar, a resident on nearby Nias island, told Elshinta radio.

The quake occurred at 5.53pm (21.53 AEDT) and was centred underwater
some 105km north-northwest of Sibolga, Sumatra, the US Geological Survey
said.

It struck at a depth of around 30km.