Sunday, August 2, 2009

6.4-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia

A strong 6.4-magnitude quake struck Indonesia's remote West Papua Sunday, the country's geophysics agency said.

The quake struck at 3:54pm (0854 GMT) with an epicentre 127 kilometres (79 miles) northwest of the town of Manokwari in West Papua, the Jakarta Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. It was measured at a depth of 12 kilometres.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. - AFP

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