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6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia

(REUTERS) – An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude struck in eastern Indonesia on Monday, the European monitoring agency said, but there were no immediate report of any casualties or damage.

The epicenter was 133 km (83 miles) northwest of the city of Kupang on Timor island, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

No tsunami warnings had been issued so far after the first quake, according to a spokesperson from Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Council.

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