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Indonesia hit by strong quake; no tsunami risk
AP - Sunday, November 23
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake struck waters off western Indonesia on Saturday, but local officials said there was no risk of a tsunami.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and hit 100 miles (164 kilometers) southwest of Bengkulu, a city on Sumatra island. It was centered 16 miles (26 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor.
Fauzi, an official with Indonesia's geological agency, said the temblor did not trigger a tsunami and there were no immediate reports of damage. Like many Indonesians, he only has one name.
Indonesia is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. In December 2004, a massive earthquake off Sumatra triggered a tsunami that battered much of the Indian Ocean coastline and killed more than 230,000 people.
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