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Thu, 12/18/2008 - 16:46
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EARTHQUAKE JOLTS GORONTALO ON THURSDAY

Gorontalo, Dec. 18 (ANTARA) - A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Gorontalo on Thursday at 11.03 local time.

The quake's epicenter was located at 1.36 degrees northern latitude and 122.21 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 10 km below sea level, around 132 km southwest of Gorontalo and North Sulawesi, according to information of the meteorological and geophysics agency.

On November 17, 2008, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale rocked Gorontalo, killing one resident and destroying hundreds of buildings.

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