Moderate quake jolts eastern Indonesia
Moderate quake jolts eastern Indonesia
17:08, March 18, 2010 
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An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck eastern parts of Indonesia on Thursday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported here.
The quake took place at 3:36 p.m. Jakarta time (0836 GMT) with the epicenter at 29 km southwest of Central Sulawesi and with a depth of 30 km, the agency said.
Indonesia sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire."
Source: Xinhua
The quake took place at 3:36 p.m. Jakarta time (0836 GMT) with the epicenter at 29 km southwest of Central Sulawesi and with a depth of 30 km, the agency said.
Indonesia sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire."
Source: Xinhua
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