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.
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.
According to the latest official data, the number of deaths reached 73, with 931 wounded. Almost 60,000 people remain evicted for fear of new tremors.
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