Powerful Quake Rattles Western Indonesia

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Great Earthquakes in Diverse Places

Powerful Quake Rattles Western Indonesia*

Friday December 1, 2006 5:01 AM

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful earthquake shook buildings and
panicked residents across a large swath of western Indonesia on Friday,
officials and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of
injuries or damage.

The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 and was centered underneath
northern Sumatra province, said Indonesia's Meteorological and
Geophysical agency.

The temblor was felt in several towns and cities in the region and
lasted around five seconds, witnesses told el-Shinta radio.