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Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Nias region: EMSC
The quake was at a depth of 90 km (55.92 miles), EMSC said.
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This image from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows a tremblor gauged on a seismograph 22 December 2003, described as a major earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, which shook central and southern California. (AFP/AFP)
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n earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Nias region of Indonesia on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was at a depth of 90 km (55.92 miles), EMSC said.
On Monday, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck New Guinea, Papua New Guinea region early on Monday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
The quake was at a depth of 80 km (49.71 miles), it added.
The US Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after the quake.
