Wikinews Shorts: March 17, 2008

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A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, March 17, 2008.

The location of the South Sumatra earthquake

Sea off Southern Sumatra hit by Earthquake

An earthquake has hit the sea near the the Southern Sumatra. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.1, was 160km away from Bengkulu and 725 km away from Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. It struck at approximately 0600 local time today.

Sources

• "Magnitude 5.3 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia". USGS, March 17, 2008
• "M5.3 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia- 2008 March 16 23:05:27 UTC‎". Google Maps, March 17, 2008

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