-Indonesia hit by another Strong Earthquake
Pastor Dale Morgan
Indonesia hit by another Strong Earthquake*
From correspondents in Jakarta
Agence France-Presse
October 18, 2009 08:51pm
A Strong 5.8-magnitude quake has struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island,
seismologists say, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no
tsunami warning was issued.
The quake struck at 3:23pm on Sunday (7.23pm AEDT) 89 kilometres
northeast of the city of Kendari and southeast of Sulawesi province, at
a depth of 60 kilometres, said the Indonesian Meteorology and
Climatology Agency.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where the meeting of
continental tectonic plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolted the country last month, killing more
than 1100 people and leaving an estimated half a million homeless.