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    Powerful quake hits western Indonesia

    JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful earthquake jolted the western Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing a 12-year-old boy and sending people streaming from their houses and hotels in panic.

    Hundreds of patients from at least one hospital had to be evacuated, some in wheelchairs or with infusion drips still attached to their arms.

    The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.6-magnitude quake was centered 60 miles (100 kilometers) southwest of the city of Medan at a depth of 62 miles (110 kilometers).

    It was too far inland, however, to generate a tsunami.

    The temblor hit at about 1 a.m. local time Tuesday, rattling people from their sleep in towns and villages across the island's northern tip.

    Maura Sakti, a mayor in Subulussalam, told the local station TVOne a 12-year-old boy had been killed.

    He had no other details about injuries or damage.

    Residents in Singkil, nearer to the quake's epicenter, said some electricity poles were knocked down, crashing into homes and causing blackouts.

    "My wife was screaming, my children crying," said Burhan Mardiansyah, 37. "We saw our walls start to crack and everything inside the house was falling."

    "Thank God we're all safe."

    Marni Aulia, a 32-year-old vendor in the town, said two hours after the quake people were still afraid to go back inside.

    "We're worried about the aftershocks," she said.

    Indonesia straddles a series of fault lines that make the vast island nation prone to volcanic and seismic activity.

    A giant quake off the country on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed 230,000 people, half of them in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh.

    ___

    Associated Press writer Niniek Karmini contributed to this report from Jakarta.

     

    98 comments

    • Son Leckbee  •  8 mths ago
      Woooow www.yahoo.com
    • AMANDA  •  8 mths ago
      whats wrong with u guys?this is a news about earthquake it has nothing to do with religion.if u cant feel their pain, suffer n not able to feel empathy for their loss or dont like the topic, dcountry n other nonsense, just shut up n shut ur browser. otherwise, pray n hoping itll not happen anywhere else or to dperson that u love.
      • christopher 8 mths ago
        they aren't doing any harm. they are hoping for good things. you are just rude.
      • AMANDA 8 mths ago
        i just dont like when they say things that out of line about indonesia n religion without regarding the main issue from this topic. if u read all comments below, not everyone is hoping for good things..some of it even nonsense.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  8 mths ago
      That poor boy, RIP. Wish you the best, Indonesia. From USA
    • Yosua  •  8 mths ago
      Kasihanlah anak yang berumur 12 tahun itu!
    • Sherry  •  8 mths ago
      JESUS PROMISES A NEW WORLD!
    • christopher  •  8 mths ago
      hati-hati
    • christopher  •  8 mths ago
      apa khabar, budi. ini kura-kura gila.
      • Poorboy 8 mths ago
        Maybe you shound put your comment in ENGLISH so we know what you'er saying.
      • Yosua 8 mths ago
        Lebih baik kaubelajar bahasa Indonesia, seperti aku.
        better you learn Indonesian language, like me
      • christopher 8 mths ago
        thank you, but this is what i wanted to say.
    • Alex Werry  •  8 mths ago
      can you feel it? its coming
    • Roscoe x  •  8 mths ago
      they are not important humans- we need to legalize marijuana here in the US.
      • christopher 8 mths ago
        paling tolol.
      • Tlyna 8 mths ago
        You are a poor excuse for a human.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  8 mths ago
      Here are statistics. I don't see a trend; if you do show me how you picked it out:
      http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.php
      http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/graphs.php
    • Kim  •  8 mths ago
      its always sad to hear about a kid dieing like this. our lives can be a lot shorter than we'd like to think.
      hopefully the aftershocks wont be strong enough to hurt anyone else.
    • Anis  •  8 mths ago
      come and read, news losers. XD
    • marc  •  8 mths ago
      Indonesia is a Mulsim country, right? Well, perhaps there natural occurances show them how much their idiotic faith is appreciated in Heaven
    • m  •  8 mths ago
      birth pains
    • Jenny  •  8 mths ago
      I am glad my Indonesian husband, our large West Sumatran family and our friends there all okay. I am sorry for the loss of life and the other suffering this quake has brought to the nation.
    • sicco  •  8 mths ago
      As humans, we must learn to help and care more for each other! God bless all the people of the world.
      Specially those who suffer the most, please help the ones in need! specially the children of the world.
      GOD BLESS US ALL.
    • danman  •  8 mths ago
      It's time to repent of your sins and trust in the shed blood of Jesus to save you. He died on the cross and took our punishment so that we can have eternal life. Accept His forgiveness by faith before it's too late.
    • sally  •  8 mths ago
      http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/ is a site to go to if you want to check on earthquakes and see them on the map. Tells the size and depth of all the earthquakes and is updated hour by hour I think. Always good to see what is happening and where. And for the record...there were news reports to go along with the headlines...if you not seeing them ...refresh your browsers.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  8 mths ago
      I was just thnking that if more Americans decided to start stocking up on food, water and other neccessities of life then people like me would be much safer during a bonafide armagadeon (because there wouldnt be as many of you trying to climb through my window in an attempt to fend off starvation). Rice and beans are cheap and lasts forever as does many other dry and canned food items.

      The number of 8.0 or stronger earthquakes more than doubled in the first decade of this century (2000-2010) vs any other decade in the past 110 years so its not your imagination.
    • jughead  •  8 mths ago
      I love Indonesia:it's people, culture, and it's surf. Best surf in the world aside from J-Bay in South Africa and Oahu's North Shore. I wish you all safe haven from the quake.
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