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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Sumatra


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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Sumatra

October 18, 2007 8:25 a.m. EST

Sumatra, Indonesia (AHN) - A quake with a 5.2 magnitude tremble the southern Sumatra in Indonesia on Thursday, according to U.S. Geological Survey reports.

The USGS published on its official website that the tremor hit the epicenter at 5:01 p.m. (Indonesia time) 80 kilometers west-northwest of Bengkulu, Sumatra at a depth of 35 kilometers (21.7 miles) set by location program.

There were no direct reports of injuries and damages.

Some areas struck by the quake are southwest of Jambi, south-southeast of Padang (both in Sumatra), and west-northwest of Jakarta in Java as well.

AHN Madia 18.10.07

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