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Strong earthquake hits near Indonesia
14 Nov 2006 16:02:35 GMT
Source: Reuters
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WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 shook the Banda Sea near Indonesia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake hit 185 miles (300 km) off the Moluccas, in Indonesia at 11:20 p.m. local time at the epicenter (9:20 a.m. EST/1420 GMT). The epicenter was also 225 miles (360 km) from Dili, in East Timor.


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