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Moderate quake hit Sukabumi

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 10/24/2009 10:48 AM
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An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook Sukabumi in West Java on Saturday morning. There was no immediate report of damages or injuries.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency reported that the quake hit at 10:09 a.m., with its epicenter 85 kilometers southwest  of Sukabumi at 20 kilometers beneath the surface.

Early in September, a 7.0-magnitude hit the southern area of the province, killing at least 79 people, injured over 1,250, and displaced over 210,000 (including more than 140,000 in Tasikmalaya regency).

The quake was felt in the capital Jakarta although damage there was minimal.

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