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Quake measuring 6.1 hits Halmahera, Indonesia: GFZ

Quake measuring 6.1 hits Halmahera, Indonesia: GFZ

Jakarta, Feb 5 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Halmahera, Indonesia at 03:12:30 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 111.0 km, was initially determined to be at 1.62 degrees north latitude and 127.21 degrees east longitude.
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