A magnitude-5.7 earthquake jolted Aceh province in the western part of Indonesia Thursday, according to the meteorology and geophysics agency here, Trend reports citing Xinhua.
The quake struck at 09:53 a.m. local time, with the epicenter located 202 km northwest of Kota Sabang and the depth being 165 km under sea bed, Fahmi Muntaha, an official in charge at the agency, told Xinhua over phone.
Indonesia is prone to quakes as it lies on a vulnerable quake-affected zone called "the Pacific Ring of Fire."