The Jakarta Post, 2/25/2007 3:15:09 PM
Quake at 5.5 on Richter scale jolts Maluku
JAKARTA (Antara): The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency recorded a tectonic
earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale in Labuha subdistrict, Halmahera
Selatan district, North Maluku province, at 1.53 am on Sunday.
The agency said the epicentre of the tremor was located at 67 kilometers west of
Labuha in the depth of 44.3 kilometers from sea surface at the coordinates of 0.88
south latitude and 126.91east longitude.
A bigger quake (6.6 on the Richter scale) also occurred in Labuha on Tuesday (Feb
20) afternoon damaging tens of houses and public facilities. (***)
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