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Strong earthquake hits Indonesia, no potential for tsunami

By IANS | Updated: June 8, 2023 06:10 IST

Jakarta, June 8 A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's western province of East Java early Thursday, but did ...

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Jakarta, June 8 A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's western province of East Java early Thursday, but did not potentially trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

The earthquake occurred at 00:04 a.m. Thursday Jakarta Time, with its epicentre being at 117 km southwest of Pacitan district and a depth of 10 km under the seabed, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the weather agency.

The tremors of the earthquake did not have the potential to trigger giant waves.

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