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5.6-magnitude quake strikes off central Indonesia

By ANI | Updated: August 5, 2021 13:05 IST

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted East Nusa Tenggara province in central parts of Indonesia on Thursday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here.

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted East Nusa Tenggara province in central parts of Indonesia on Thursday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here.

The quake struck 12:06 p.m. Jakarta time (0506 GMT) with the epicenter at 62 km northwest Larantuka sub-district of Flores Timur district and the depth at 540 km under sea bed.

The quake did not potentially trigger a tsunami. (ANI/Xinhua)

( With inputs from ANI )

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