7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia, causes panic
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(Worthy News) – A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the Moluccas islands on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, creating panic and causing damage to houses in eastern Indonesia.
The quake struck the Maluku Islands in the North Maluku province of Indonesia at a depth of six miles, but there were no reports of major injuries. The country’s meteorology agency (BMKG) said there is little threat of a tsunami.
“There are no reports of infrastructure damage yet,” Iksan Subur, an official with Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency located near the epicenter, told Reuters. [ Source: Fox News (Read More…) ]
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