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 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.
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