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Fri, 06/05/2009 - 22:17
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MODERATE QUAKE HITS NORTH SULAWESI
Bandarlampung, Jun 5 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit waters 180 km southwest of Bitung town in the northern part of Sulawesi island on Friday morning.
The quake which broke out at 06.59 a.m. did not have the potential to cause a tsunami, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said in a report monitored from Bandarlampung, the capital of Lampung province.
The quake's depth was 24 km beneath the sea level, the agency said.
There was no immediate report of casualties or material damage.
Friday's quake was the latest in a series of tremors hitting Indonesia in June 2009.
On June 2, a magnitude 5.3 undersea quake struck the waters 35 km southwest of South Pagawai in Mentawai island, West Sumatra, at a depth of 10 km.
Later on June 4, two earthquakes measuring 5.3 and 5.5 on the Richter scale respectively rocked Ende in East Nusa Tenggara province at a depth of 10 km and South Pagai in West Sumatra province at a depth of 10 km.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity. ***3***
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The quake which broke out at 06.59 a.m. did not have the potential to cause a tsunami, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said in a report monitored from Bandarlampung, the capital of Lampung province.
The quake's depth was 24 km beneath the sea level, the agency said.
There was no immediate report of casualties or material damage.
Friday's quake was the latest in a series of tremors hitting Indonesia in June 2009.
On June 2, a magnitude 5.3 undersea quake struck the waters 35 km southwest of South Pagawai in Mentawai island, West Sumatra, at a depth of 10 km.
Later on June 4, two earthquakes measuring 5.3 and 5.5 on the Richter scale respectively rocked Ende in East Nusa Tenggara province at a depth of 10 km and South Pagai in West Sumatra province at a depth of 10 km.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity. ***3***
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