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Earthquake Of 6.2 Magnitude Rocks Timor Region - European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)
Fakhir Rizvi Published August 28, 2018 | 02:35 PM
An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude Richter scale struck in the Indonesian part of Timor island, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said Tuesday.
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 28th August, 2018) An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude Richter scale struck in the Indonesian part of Timor island, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said Tuesday.
The first earthquake occurred at 07:08 GMT and was followed by a weaker, 5.
6 magnitude tremor, the EMSC said.
The first earthquake struck about 60 miles southeast from the city of Kupang at the depth of about 6.2 miles.
There have been no reports of victims or tsunami threat.
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