Medan (ANTARA News) - A moderate quake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hits Sumeulue district, Aceh province, here on Monday at 13.57 West Indonesian Time (WIB), official said.

The quake is centered at 454 kilometers southwest Simeulue or at 2.54 northern latitude and 92.01 eastern longitude, data from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said.

The quake happens at the depth of 10 kilometers below the sea.
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