• Date of Release : Jul 24 2007 - 03:08
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Earthquake rocks Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on Reacher Scale jolted central part of Indonesia....

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on Reacher Scale jolted central part of Indonesia on Friday, with no report of casualty or damages, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here.The quake rocked at 16:49 Jakarta time (0949GMT) with epicenter at 140 kilometers southeast Sumbawa of West Nusa Tenggara province and at 50 kilometers under seabed, said an official of the agency. Indonesia is positioned at a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire", where two continental plates meet, causing frequent seismic and volcanic movements

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