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At least 25 killed in Indonesian earthquake

Posted at 8:39 PM, Dec 06, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-07 02:37:59-05

At least 25 people were killed in an earthquake that struck Indonesia's Aceh province Wednesday morning, according to the head of the Aceh Red Cross, CNN reports.

According to ABC News, the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck at 5:03 a.m. local time on Wednesday. Citing Indonesia's Climate, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency, ABC News further reports that the quake has no potential to trigger a tsunami.

Several buildings have reportedly collapsed, including stores, houses and several mosques.