Powerful 6 . 1 magnitude earthquake injures dozens in Indonesia's Aceh province
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powerful 6 1 magnitude earthquake injure dozen indonesia's aceh province
Powerful 6 . 1 magnitude earthquake injures <m> dozens </m> in Indonesia's Aceh province
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Powerful 6 . 1 magnitude earthquake injures <m> dozens </m> in Indonesia's Aceh province
Tue , 02 Jul 2013 12 : 28 CDT
A powerful 6 . 1 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's northwestern Aceh province , on the island of Sumatra .
Dozens have been reported injured .
The epicenter of the quake was roughly 55 kilometers from the town of Bireuen , a regency of the larger Aceh province , and took place at 7 : 37 AM local time according to data from the US Geological Survey .
Although it's unknown how many were injured , Sky News estimates"at least 50 people , " and numerous buildings have collapsed as an effect of the powerful tremblor .
The quake appears to have shaken the provincial capital of Banda Aceh , which is located at the northern tip of the Sumatran land mass .
"I see many houses were damaged and their roofs fell onto some people , " said central Aceh district resident Bensu Elianita to the Associated Press .
"Many people were injured but it is difficult to evacuate them due to traffic jams . "
"We have received around 50 people with injuries suffered when the walls of their houses collapsed , " said doctor Ema Suryani to AFP , speaking from Lampahan city in Aceh's Bener Meriah district .
Aceh was hit extremely hard by the massive "Boxing Day" earthquake and tsunami in 2004 , killing 170 , 000 people in Sumatra alone - with 35 , 000 bodies never recovered .
The rebuilding process continues to this day from the enormous natural disaster .