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Quakes rock area of Indonesian province devastated in Dec
Published February 16, 2017
Two earthquakes rocked an area of Indonesia's Aceh province devastated by a quake in December, damaging houses and causing injuries.
The quakes measured at magnitude 5.1 and 5.6 by the United States Geological Survey hit in quick succession not long after 3 a.m. Thursday.
The Indonesian Red Cross said two houses collapsed in Pidie Jaya near the epicenter and at least nine people were injured in Trianggadeng district.
Power was knocked out in several areas.
The Dec. 7 earthquake killed more than 100 people and destroyed or damaged more than 11,000 buildings, mostly homes.
Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency said there was no potential for a tsunami from Thursday's quakes.
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