AlHijjah 3, 1432, Oct 30, 2011, SPA -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale shook Sigli areas in Banda Aceh and Pidie Jaya, Aceh province on Sunday. The Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) office here said that the epicenter of the earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers on shore at 4.74 degrees northern latitude and -95.96 degrees eastern longitude. "The earthquake was recorded at III modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale in the Banda Aceh city (capital of Aceh province)," ANTARA quoted Rilza Akbar of the BMKG as saying here on Sunday. Although the earthquake is a minor, many residents rushed out of their houses or buildings when it shook the areas.
