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13:09, July 02, 2008 |
An earthquake with magnitude of 5.4rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday with no report of damage or casualties, meteorology agency said.
The quake jolted at 10:54 Jakarta time (0354GMT) with epicenter at 107 kilometers southwest Ternate town of North Maluku province and at 20 kilometers in depth, an official of the agency said.
Indonesia sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire", where two continental pleats meet that cause frequent seismic and volcanic movements.
Source:Xinhua
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