An earthquake with the magnitude of5.2 jolted Timor Leste on Friday, but with no report of damage or casualty, the Indonesian meteorology agency said here.
The quake struck at 16:18 Jakarta time 0918 GMT with the epicenter at 306 kilometers northeast Dili, the capital of the country and at 30 kilometers in depth, an official of the agency said.
Timor Leste sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone, so called the "Pacific Ring of Fire," where two continental plates meet that cause frequent seismic and volcanic movements.
Source: Xinhua
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