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Strong earthquake rattles Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted
(MENAFN) An official of the meteorology and geophysics agency declared that a strong earthquake of 6.8 magnitude has rattled off Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province on Friday evening while a tsunami alert was lifted as huge waves were not reported.
Earlier the agency confirmed that the quake was put at a 6.9 magnitude before it was reissued, according to Bayu Pranata, the official in charge at the agency.
Pranata added: "We have just terminated the tsunami warning as tsunami did not happen."
The quake took place at 18:40 p.m. Jakarta time (1140 GMT) with an epicenter determined at 85 km southwest of Banggai Kepulauan, and a depth of 10 km under the sea bed.
Earlier the agency confirmed that the quake was put at a 6.9 magnitude before it was reissued, according to Bayu Pranata, the official in charge at the agency.
Pranata added: "We have just terminated the tsunami warning as tsunami did not happen."
The quake took place at 18:40 p.m. Jakarta time (1140 GMT) with an epicenter determined at 85 km southwest of Banggai Kepulauan, and a depth of 10 km under the sea bed.
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