Second quake in two days strikes Indonesia

July 20, 2006

An earthquake measuring 6.3 or 6.4 (according to preliminary data) on the Richter scale hit Indonesia today, days after a larger earthquake hit the same region and triggered a tsunami and killed at least 520 people. The earthquake struck the Sunda Straits separating the islands of Sumatra and Java. There are no immediate reports of damages. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that the quake posed no risk of a tsunami, being too small in magnitude.

The US Geological Survey has reported the magnitude of the quake as 6.0.

Related

• "Death toll rises in Indonesian tsunami". Wikinews, July 19, 2006

Sources

• Reuters "No tsunami risk from latest Indonesia quake -center". Reuters AlertNet, July 19, 2006 (11:47:14 GMT)
• "New Earthquake Sways Buildings in Jakarta". Associated Press, July 19, 2006 (8:57 AM EDT)
• "Magnitude 6.0 - Sunda Strait, Indonesia". U.S. Geological Survey, July 19, 2006

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