Indonesia Quake: 53 Dead, 5,000 Relocated
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A 5.8 magnitude replica was recorded in the northwest of the island of Flowers this Thursday around 6:45 a.m. Another 5.7 magnitude earthquake was detected four hours later north-east of Ruteng.
One additional fatality came from Nagekeo Regency.
Indonesia is located in the so-called 'Pacific Ring of Fire', an area of intense seismic and volcanic activity due to the convergence of several tectonic plates. The post Two strong replicas on the Indonesian island of Flores five days after the earthquake of 7.7 appeared first on THE NATIONAL.
While an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck east of Indonesia, 39-year-old Maria Florida Nogo Kelen had to undergo a caesarean section in emergency despite shocks and power cuts.
Two replicas, magnitude 5.8 and 5.7 on the Richter scale, today reached the island of Flowers in Indonesia, five days after the magnitude 7.7 blast that killed 73 people.
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