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Indonesia rocked

A POWERFUL earthquake hit waters off eastern Indonesia early yesterday, sending residents and schoolchildren running into the streets in panic. Authorities said the temblor did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami and there were no reports of serious damage or injuries. The United States Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.6 quake hit 83 kilometers off Papua Province. It was centered just 30 kilometers beneath the ocean floor.



 

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