A powerful 6 . 1 - magnitude earthquake strikes the northern Indonesian province of Aceh , killing at least three people and injuring dozens more across the affected region .
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powerful 6 1 magnitude earthquake strike northern indonesian province aceh kill people injure dozen affected region
A powerful 6 . 1 - magnitude earthquake strikes the northern Indonesian province of Aceh , killing at least three people and injuring dozens more across the <m> affected region </m> .
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6 . 1 - magnitude quake strikes Indonesia's Aceh province
Tue Jul 2 , 2013 1 : 28PM GMT
A powerful 6 . 1 - magnitude earthquake strikes the northern Indonesian province of Aceh , killing at least three people and injuring dozens more across the <m> affected region </m> .
According to the US Geological Survey , the quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometers ( 6 miles ) in the Northern Province of Aceh .
The epicenter was situated 55 kilometers ( 34 miles ) west of the town of Bireun on the western tip of Sumatra Island .
Eyewitnesses and local residents say many homes and properties have collapsed or been damaged .
"I see many houses were damaged and their roofs fell onto some people , " said Bensu Elianita , a 22 year - old resident in Bukit Sama village in Central Aceh district , adding , "Many people were injured but it is difficult to evacuate them due to traffic jams . "
On April 20 , a 6 . 4 - magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's Maluku , but caused no casualties or material damage .
On April 6 , an earthquake measuring 7 . 2 on the Richter scale struck eastern Indonesia's mountainous West Papua province .
Indonesia is vulnerable to earthquakes since it is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire , a region known for its seismic and volcanic activity caused by friction between shifting tectonic plates .
Last year , a 6 . 4 - magnitude quake rocked the west coast of Sumatra Island , killing at least one person .
An 8 . 7 - magnitude earthquake also hit off the city of Banda Aceh in Sumatra Island in May 2012 , triggering regional tsunami alerts .
A strong quake off the shores of Indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed 230 , 000 people in 13 countries around the Indian Ocean in 2004 .