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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Strong quake hits Indonesia |
| 2010-01-14 |
| [Straits Times] A STRONG 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Papua province early on Thursday but there were no reports of casualties and no tsunami warning was issued, seismologists said. The quake struck at 12.18am Jakarta time (1718 GMT on Wednesday, 12.18am Singapore time), 78km north-west of the West Papua provincial capital of Manokwari at a depth of 26km, the geophysics and meteorological agency said. An AFP reporter in Manokwari said the tremors lasted less than 30 seconds and there was no panic or damage from the quake. Indonesia sits on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire,' where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity. A 7.6-magnitude quake that struck Sumatra island on September 30 last year killed more than 1,000 people. |
| Posted by:Fred |