A series of moderate quakes rocked western and eastern parts of Indonesia on Tuesday, with no report of damage or casualty, meteorology agency said here.
The first quake with magnitude of 5.2 struck at 07:06 Jakarta time (0006 GMT) with epicenter at 167 kilometers southwest Bengkulu province and at 30 kilometers in depth, an official of the agency said.
About three hours later, another quake with similar magnitude occurred, with epicenter at 201 kilometers northwest Saumlaki town of Maluku province and at 139 kilometers in depth, the official said.
Indonesia sits at a vulnerable zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire" where two continental plates, stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia, meet that cause frequent volcanic movements.
Source:Xinhua
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