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7.1-magnitude quake hits Banda Sea

7.1-magnitude quake hits Banda Sea
# 10 December 2012 19:25 (UTC +04:00)

 

Baku-APA. An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale jolted Banda Sea, the U.S. Geological Survey ( USGS) said on Monday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

 

The tremor occurred at around 1:53 a.m. local time Tuesday ( 1653 GMT Monday), with a depth of 157.7 km. The epicenter was located some 236 km northwest from Saumlaki, Indonesia and 520 km east-northeast from Dili, East Timor, the USGS said on its website.

 

So far no tsunami warning has been issued.

 

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