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Indonesia lifts tsunami alert after strong quake
Thu, Sep 11, 2008
Reuters

JAKARTA - Indonesia's meteorology agency lifted a tsunami warning issued on Thursday after a strong undersea quake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit the eastern Moluccas islands.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.6 and depth at 93 km (58 miles). The quake struck around 9 a.m. (8 p.m. EDT), the USGS said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

 

 

 
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