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22:05, June 18, 2008 |
An earthquake with magnitude of 5.5 rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday evening, no damages or casualties were reported, the country's meteorology agency said.
The quake struck at 20:13 Jakarta time (1313GMT) with epicenter at 162 kilometers southwest Ternate of North Maluku province and at 30 kilometers in depth, an official of the agency said.
Indonesia sits 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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