Moderate quake hits eastern Indonesia
25/7/2008 10:47
An earthquake measuring 5.0 Richter scale rocked eastern parts of
Indonesia this morning, no report of damage or casualty, the meteorology agency
said.
The quake jolted at 05:24 Jakarta time (2224GMT Thursday) with epicenter at
73 kilometers northwest Ternate of North Maluku province and at 65 kilometers in
depth, an official of the agency said.
Indonesia sits on a vulnerable zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire"
where two continental plates meet, causing frequent volcanic movements.
Xinhua
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