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Powerful earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

그리운 오공 2013. 4. 6. 20:20


Powerful earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

Published time: April 06, 2013 05:19
A screenshot from earthquake.usgs.gov
A screenshot from earthquake.usgs.gov

A 7.1 magnitude quake has struck eastern Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said. No casualties or damages have been reported yet.

The quake was centered 256 km east of Enarotali in West Papua province at a depth of 58 km.

It struck onshore so there is no danger of a tsunami, an Indonesian meteorological survey official said.

The Indonesian archipelago is situated on the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’, where seismic activity is commonplace.

In 2004 a 9.1 magnitude quake in northern Indonesia triggered a massive tsunami which killed over 230,000 people.



http://rt.com/news/major-earthquake-indonesia-usgs-428/