Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Rises to More Than 100; Frantic Search For Survivors Underway

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A frantic search is underway for survivors of a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia Wednesday morning, killing more than 100 and injuring hundreds more.  

According to Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency, more than 10,500 homes were damaged and 55 mosques collapsed during the earthquake, reports ABCNews. At least 11,000 have been displaced, he added.

In a separate report, an official in Pidie Jaya district near the quake's epicenter says a frantic search is underway for survivors as more excavators were deployed in devastated areas.

"We have to move faster to search and rescue possible survivors within a week," Iskander Ali said.

At least 136 people were seriously injured and 600 more sustained less severe injuries, Sutopo said. 

According to the Associated Press, the quake that struck six miles north of Reuleut in the northern region of Aceh Province occurred at a depth of 5.1 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The army chief in Indonesia's Aceh province says the death toll in Wednesday's earthquake is likely to rise as rescuers pull more bodies from the rubble.

According to Maj. Gen. Tatang Sulaiman, four people were pulled from the rubble alive. He noted that there could be another four or five still buried but didn't say whether they were alive or not, reports AP.

The national disaster agency told ABCNews some 245 buildings were seriously damaged or destroyed, including 14 mosques, mostly in Pidie Jaya.

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A local disaster official told local MetroTV several mosques, stores, houses and other buildings also collapsed in the area. Heavy equipment has been deployed to aid in the search for survivors.

Television footage from the town showed partially and completely collapsed buildings and injured people at a makeshift emergency center. 

Indonesia's Climate, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said there was no risk of a tsunami.

Despite the lack of a tsunami warning, residents in the area fled to safety in the hills following the quake, reports CNN.

"They are still traumatized by the last big earthquake and tsunami in 2004," said National Board for Disaster Management spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho of the disaster that killed more than 80,000 and left millions homeless.

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