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/ 4 October 2007

Indonesia hit by strong quakes, no tsunamis

Two undersea earthquakes over 2 500km apart and measuring up to 6,3 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia on Thursday, but no tsunami warnings were triggered, seismologists said. The first quake in the northern Aceh province was rated by the national meteorological agency at a magnitude of 6,3 on the Richter scale.