An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale rocked South Aceh district of Aceh province, Indonesia, on Friday, but there was no reports of casualties and material losses.

The quake which took place at 20:19 p.m. local time caused panic and citizens rushed out their homes, said the national Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.

The epicenter of the quake was located at 42 km southeast of Tapaktuan, capital of the South Aceh district.

Indonesia, with a population of over 230 million people, sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone called the Pacific ring of Fire, where two continental plates meet causing frequent seismic and volcanic movements.