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Magnitude-6.1 quake strikes off Indonesia

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck today off Sulawesi island in central Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said.

Updated on: Dec 16, 2011, 24:56:01 IST
AFP | By , Jakarta
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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday off Sulawesi island in central Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said.

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The epicentre was 161 kilometres (100 miles) deep, and 68 kilometres (42 miles) south of the city of Gorontalo.



There was no potential for a tsunami, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said, and no damage was immediately reported.


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