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Mild quake hits eastern Indonesia

A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia.

Updated on: Jul 20, 2009, 13:26:47 IST
AFP | By , JAKARTA
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A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Monday, officials said.

The quake hit at 11:37am (0337 GMT) some 60 kilometres (37 miles) southeast of Sumbawa Besar on West Nusa Tenggara island, the bureau of meteorology said.

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Local radio quoted people on the resort island of Bali as saying they felt tremors but there were no reports of damage.

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