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Powerful 6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia - EMSC

© AFP 2023 / Sam Yeh A staff member of the Seismology Center points to a chart showing the earthquake activity detected by the central Weather Bureau in Taipei on April 20, 2015
A staff member of the Seismology Center points to a chart showing the earthquake activity detected by the central Weather Bureau in Taipei on April 20, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The island nation is located in a seismically active zone known as the Ring of Fire and regularly suffers from powerful earthquakes.

The 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, 133 km (83 miles) northwest of the city of Kupang on Timor Island, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

At the moment, authorities have not issued a tsunami warning, and there are no reports about casualties or material damage inflicted by the natural disaster.

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