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Earthquake hits Sumatra of Indonesia
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16:13, August 08, 2008

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An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia at 14:44Friday (0644 GMT Friday), according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory.

The epicenter was initially determined to be 3.9 degrees south latitude and 101.1 degrees east longitude, about 340 kilometers south-southeast of Padang, Indonesia.

There were no reports of casualties or damage so far.

Source:Xinhua



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