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Mon, 04/25/2011 - 06:52
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AFTERSHOCK SHAKES KENDARI

Jakarta, April 25 (ANTARA) - After being rocked by a magnitude-6.0 earthquake, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, was jolted by an aftershock measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, on Monday at 6.25 am Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB).

The temblor`s epicenter was located at 4.11 degrees southern latitude and 122.61 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 20 kilometers below sea level, around 16 km southeast of Kendari, according to information from the national meteorological, climatology and geophysics office here Monday.

Earlier, at 6.07 am WIB, an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Kendari.

The quake`s epicenter was located 4.40 degrees southern latitude and 122.82 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 18 km below sea level, around 55 km southeast Kendari.

Both temblors did not have potential to trigger a subsequent tsunami.

The earthquakes prompted Kendari`s inhabitants to rush out of their houses in panic and forced them so stay outdoor for some times.

Some schools decided to send home their students in anticipation of more aftershocks.

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