BANDA ACEH, 09 May 2005 - A strong aftershock measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, Banda Aceh, on Monday prompting panic among the population, residents said.

Inhabitants rushed out of their homes and offices and gathered in the streets as the earthquake hit at 8:30 am (0130 GMT), witnesses said. The earthquake, was centered some 33 kilometers under the ocean floor some 153 kilometers (miles) west of Banda Aceh, the meteorology and geophysics office said.

Aceh was devastated by the massive earthqauke, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, that shook the region on December 26 and triggered deadly tidal waves that left more than 230,000 people dead around the Indian Ocean.

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