*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Quake hits off coast of Indonesia's Sumatra*
Reuters
Saturday, November 24, 2007; 10:30 PM
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An earthquake with a 6.2 magnitude hit off the coast
of Indonesia's Sumatra island, the country's meteorological agency said
on Sunday.
The quake struck 28 km southwest of Mukomuko in Bengkulu, Sumatra at a
depth of 55 km, the agency said in a text message, adding that there was
no risk of a tsunami.
More than 20 people were killed when an 8.4 magnitude earthquake hit the
same area on September 12, damaging or destroying thousands of homes.
Indonesia, situated in a belt of intense seismic activity known as the
"Pacific Ring of Fire," was hit by a huge earthquake in December 2004,
triggering a devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean, which killed more
than 240,000 people in the region, including 170,000 Indonesians.
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