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Sunday, March 18, 2007

Two earthquakes hit eastern Indonesia

ABC Radio Australia

Two earthquakes have hit eastern Indonesian regions, but there are no reports of casualties or damage.

A meteorological official says a moderate earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck Papua province at 11.30 local time, and a a 5.9 magnitude quake jolted Ternate on the Moluccas islands, nine hours earlier.

Earthquakes are frequent in Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country.

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