インドネシア・スマトラ島のアチェ州北部でで12月7日朝、マグニチュード（M）6.5の地震があり、少なくとも54人が死亡した。AP通信などが報じた。
アメリカ地質調査所（USGS）の発表で地震発生時刻は7日午前5時３分、震源の深さは17.2キロ。
アメリカ地質調査所が発表した震源図
アチェ州の軍司令官タタン・スライマン少将によると、震源地に最も近いピディエ・ジャヤで52人の死亡が確認され、近郊のビレウエンで2人死亡した。国家防災庁によると、78人が重傷を負った。
被災地ではモスクなど多くの建物が倒壊し、まだ多くの人が中に取り残されているとみられ、犠牲者の数はさらに増えるおそれがある。
アチェ州ピディエ、地震により倒壊したモスク (Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)
アチェ州ピディエで倒壊した建物の下敷きになった人を救出する救急隊(Photo credit should read ZIAN MUTTAQIEN/AFP/Getty Images)
アチェ州ピディエで完全に倒壊した建物に集まる人々(Photo credit should read ZIAN MUTTAQIEN/AFP/Getty Images)
アチェ州ピディエで犠牲者の元に集まる家族(Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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アチェでM6.5の地震
INDONESIA-QUAKE/(01 of21)
People walk near a collapsed mosque following an earthquake in Meuredu, Pidie Jaya in the northern province of Aceh, Indonesia December 7, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/ Irwansyah Putra/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Antara Foto Agency / Reuters)
INDONESIA-QUAKE/(02 of21)
Rescue workers and police remove a victim from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Lueng Putu, Pidie Jaya in the northern province of Aceh, Indonesia December 7, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/ Irwansyah Putra/ via REUTERSATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. (credit:Antara Foto Agency / Reuters)
INDONESIA-QUAKE/(03 of21)
Rescue workers try to remove a victim from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Lueng Putu, Pidie Jaya in the northern province of Aceh, Indonesia December 7, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Irwansyah Putra/via REUTERSATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. (credit:Antara Foto Agency / Reuters)
INDONESIA-QUAKE/(04 of21)
Rescue workers use heavy equipment to search for victims in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Lueng Putu, Pidie Jaya in the northern province of Aceh, Indonesia December 7, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/ Irwansyah Putra/ via REUTERSATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. (credit:Antara Foto Agency / Reuters)
INDONESIA-QUAKE/(05 of21)
People walk near a collapsed mosque following an earthquake in Meuredu, Pidie Jaya in the northern province of Aceh, Indonesia December 7, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Irwansyah Putra/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. (credit:Antara Foto Agency / Reuters)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(06 of21)
A man grieves for his relative who died after an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province on December 7, 2016.\nAt least 52 people have died and hundreds are injured after a strong earthquake struck Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, an official said. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN (Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(07 of21)
Volunteers from the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) manage the bodies of earthquake victims at a morgue in a district hospital in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province on December 7, 2016. \nAt least 52 people have died and hundreds are injured after a strong earthquake struck Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, an official said. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN (Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(08 of21)
Women stand next to their relatives, who were killed in an earthquake, in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province on December 7, 2016. \nAt least 52 people have died and hundreds are injured after a strong earthquake struck Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, an official said. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN (Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(09 of21)
An Acehnese family grieves for their relative who died after a powerful earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province on December 7, 2016. \nAt least 52 people have died and hundreds are injured after a strong earthquake struck Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, an official said. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN (Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(10 of21)
Volunteers from the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) manage bodies of earthquake victims at a morgue in a district hospital in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province on December 7, 2016. \nAt least 52 people have died and hundreds are injured after a strong earthquake struck Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, an official said. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN (Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN via Getty Images)
Quake rocks Indonesia's Aceh(11 of21)
PIDIE JAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 07 : Injured people receive medical treatment in the quake-devastated area after an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale rocked Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia on December 07. The earthquake shook the north of Indonesias Sumatra island, killing at least 25 people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Quake rocks Indonesia's Aceh(12 of21)
PIDIE JAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 07 : Injured people are evacuated to hospital in the quake-devastated area after an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale rocked Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia on December 07. The earthquake shook the north of Indonesias Sumatra island, killing at least 25 people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Quake rocks Indonesia's Aceh(13 of21)
PIDIE JAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 07 : Injured people are evacuated to hospital in the quake-devastated area after an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale rocked Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia on December 07. The earthquake shook the north of Indonesias Sumatra island, killing at least 25 people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Quake rocks Indonesia's Aceh(14 of21)
PIDIE JAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 07 : People inspect a damaged building in the quake-devastated area after an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale rocked Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia on December 07. The earthquake shook the north of Indonesias Sumatra island, killing at least 25 people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(15 of21)
Indonesian search and rescue personnel retrieve a body from the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Pidie, Aceh province on December 7, 2016.\nAt least 25 people died and hundreds were injured after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, local officials said. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN (Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(16 of21)
An Acehnese girl walks past a collapsed mosque minater following an earthquake in Pidie, Aceh province on December 7, 2016. \nAt least 25 people died and hundreds were injured after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, local officials said. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN (Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(17 of21)
Indonesian search and rescue personnel retrieve a body from the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Pidie, Aceh province on December 7, 2016.\nAt least 25 people died and hundreds were injured after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, local officials said. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN (Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(18 of21)
Indonesian search and rescue personnel work to rescue people trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Pidie, Aceh province on December 7, 2016. \nAt least 18 people died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, officials said. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN (Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(19 of21)
Indonesian search and rescue personnel work as they attempt to rescue people trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Pidie, Aceh province on December 7, 2016. \nAt least 18 people died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, officials said. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN (Photo credit should read CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(20 of21)
A badly damaged building is seen after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the town of Pidie, Indonesia\'s Aceh province in northern Sumatra, on December 7, 2016.\nOne person died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, officials said.\n / AFP / ZIAN MUTTAQIEN (Photo credit should read ZIAN MUTTAQIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(21 of21)
Relatives gather around the body of a victim killed after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the town of Pidie, Indonesia\'s Aceh province in northern Sumatra, on December 7, 2016.\nOne person died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia\'s Sumatra island on December 7, officials said.\n / AFP / ZIAN MUTTAQIEN (Photo credit should read ZIAN MUTTAQIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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