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10:03, March 25, 2008 |
An earthquake with magnitude of 5.3 jolted eastern part of Indonesia on Tuesday, no immediate reports of damages or casualty, meteorology agency said here.
The quake struck at 5:47 Jakarta time (2247GMT Monday) with epicenter at 68 kilometers southeast Tolitoli town of Central Sulawesi province and at 40 kilometers in depth, an official of the agency said.
Indonesia is laid at a vulnerable zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire" where two continental plates meet that cause frequent volcanic movements. Source:Xinhua
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