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Strong quake strikes Indonesia's West Papua
Published on: Sunday, December 31, 2023
Published on: Sun, Dec 31, 2023
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Strong quake strikes Indonesia's West Papua
KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, rocked the West Papua province of Indonesia at 1.16 am today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.

It said the epicentre of the quake was 168 km west of Jayapura, Indonesia, at a depth of 76 km.

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The department said the quake did not pose any threat of a tsunami to Malaysia.
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