Magnitude
6.9 quake hits near Indonesian islands
A
strong, shallow earthquake has rocked parts of eastern Indonesia.
TVNZ,
1
December, 2013
There
have been no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The
US Geological Survey says the quake was centered 343 kilometers
northwest of Saumlaki, a coastal town in Maluku province, on Sunday
morning local time (2.30pm NZT).
It
had a magnitude of 6.3 at a depth of about 9 kilometers beneath the
sea.
Indonesia's
earthquake agency gave a magnitude of 6.7.
No
tsunami warning has been issued.
Indonesia
is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific "Ring
of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific
Basin.
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In
2004, a monster temblor off Indonesia's Aceh shores triggered a
tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries.
Most
of the deaths were in Aceh.
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