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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes south of Java
The quake was at a depth of 40 km (24.85 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 5.6 struck Java early on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was at a depth of 40 km (24.85 miles), EMSC said.
EMSC had earlier pegged the earthquake at 6.2.
In April, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled residents on Mentawai islands west of Sumatra, forcing them to flee to higher ground before an hours-long tsunami warning was lifted.
The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 3 am (2000 GMT Monday), was in the sea near the Mentawai islands at a depth of 15.5 kilometres (more than 9 miles).
No casualties or severe damage were reported.
