Another Strong Earthquake Hits Indonesia
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Oct 8, 2010, 4:50:07 PM10/8/10
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Another Strong Earthquake Hits Indonesia
Updated: Friday, 08 Oct 2010, 7:15 AM MDT
Published : Friday, 08 Oct 2010, 7:15 AM MDT
(AFP) - An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and 6.2 according to local meteorologists hit off Indonesia's North Maluku province Friday.
The quake struck at a depth of 68 miles around 12:43 p.m., northeast of the town of Ternate.
"It was felt in Halmahera island but there is no report of damage," Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency official Oktivar told AFP.
"We don't expect any damage as its epicenter was very deep in the sea," he added.
There was no immediate tsunami warning, according to the USGS.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity, and the archipelago is frequently struck by powerful earthquakes.
Earlier, two strong quakes, measuring 6.4 and 6.1 magnitude, struck Alaska's Andreanof Islands, but no tsunami warning was issued.
Another Strong Earthquake Hits Indonesia
Updated: Friday, 08 Oct 2010, 7:15 AM MDT
Published : Friday, 08 Oct 2010, 7:15 AM MDT
(AFP) - An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and 6.2 according to local meteorologists hit off Indonesia's North Maluku province Friday.
The quake struck at a depth of 68 miles around 12:43 p.m., northeast of the town of Ternate.
"It was felt in Halmahera island but there is no report of damage," Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency official Oktivar told AFP.
"We don't expect any damage as its epicenter was very deep in the sea," he added.
There was no immediate tsunami warning, according to the USGS.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity, and the archipelago is frequently struck by powerful earthquakes.
Earlier, two strong quakes, measuring 6.4 and 6.1 magnitude, struck Alaska's Andreanof Islands, but no tsunami warning was issued.
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