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Moderate aftershock hits Bali, Indonesia

Moderate aftershock hits Bali, Indonesia

A moderate aftershock measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck off Bali island, Indonesia on Thursday, the country's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported.

The aftershock struck at 14:52 p.m. Jakarta time (0752 GMT) with epicenter at 131 km southwest Nusadua and with the depth at 10 km under sea bed, an official of the agency said.

The main shock with magnitude of 6.8 jolted the island at 10:16 a.m. Jakarta time (0316 GMT) with epicenter at 143 km southwest Nusadua of Bali and with the depth at 10 km under sea bed, the official said.

Editor: Yamei Wang

English.news.cn   2011-10-13 17:11:16 FeedbackPrintRSS
JAKARTA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua)

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