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5.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

IANS | New Delhi | July 30, 2023 9:30 am

5.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia

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A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

The earthquake happened at 18:19 Jakarta time (1119 GMT) with its epicentre at 21 km northwest of East Halmahera Regency, and a depth of 51 km under-land, the agency added on Saturday.

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The tremors of the earthquake did not have the potential to trigger giant waves, the agency said as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.

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