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Sun, 12/14/2008 - 21:33
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MODERATE QUAKE AGAIN ROCKS AMBON
Jakarta, Dec 14 (ANTARA) - A moderate tectonic earhquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale rocked Ambon, the capital of Maluku province on Sunday, a local meteorology and geophysic station reported.
The tremblor happened at about 02:00:34 local time with epicenter reported in 2.85 decree Southern Lattitude and -129.82 decree Eastern Longitute.
The quake was reportedly located in 203 km Northeast of Maluku in a depth of 10 kilometer under the sea level.
There were no reports of damage or casualties more than an hour after the quake. There was little danger of a tsunami, the report said.
Yesterday (Saturday) a strong quake with a magnitude of about 6.1 on the Richter scale Saturday jolted the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku, the country?s meteorology agency said.
The quake occurred at 07.04 a.m. (0004 GMT) Saturday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, officials said.
The epicentre of the quake was located 97 km northeast of the provincial capital Ambon.
Indonesia sits on a vulnerable zone called ?the Pacific Ring of Fire?, where the two continental plates meet and causes frequent volcanic movements.
The tremblor happened at about 02:00:34 local time with epicenter reported in 2.85 decree Southern Lattitude and -129.82 decree Eastern Longitute.
The quake was reportedly located in 203 km Northeast of Maluku in a depth of 10 kilometer under the sea level.
There were no reports of damage or casualties more than an hour after the quake. There was little danger of a tsunami, the report said.
Yesterday (Saturday) a strong quake with a magnitude of about 6.1 on the Richter scale Saturday jolted the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku, the country?s meteorology agency said.
The quake occurred at 07.04 a.m. (0004 GMT) Saturday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, officials said.
The epicentre of the quake was located 97 km northeast of the provincial capital Ambon.
Indonesia sits on a vulnerable zone called ?the Pacific Ring of Fire?, where the two continental plates meet and causes frequent volcanic movements.
