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Wed, 10/22/2008 - 08:32
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QUAKE HITS MALUKU WATERS

Bandarlampung, Oct 21 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook the Saumlaki waters in the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku Tuesday night.

The epicenter of the quake which struck at 8 p.m. was located 391 km southwest of Saumlaki town in a depth of 141 km, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said.

The quake did not have the potential of causing a tsunami, it said


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