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Major Earthquake Rattles Indonesia but No Harm Done

  • A 7 magnitude earthquake struck off the north coast of Indonesia's island of Java with no injuries or damage reported.
  • The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake hit at a depth of 300 mile about 60 miles north of the city of Tuban.
  • Indonesia's weather agency warned of aftershocks but said there was no threat of a tsunami.
  • Residents in the capital Jakarta felt the tremor as buildings shook.
  • Indonesia experiences frequent earthquakes due to its location on the Ring of Fire, an arc of fault lines and volcanoes in the Pacific
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