Another shallow quake hits eastern Indonesia

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An earthquake measuring 5.4 on Richter scale struck off eastern part of Indonesia on Thursday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported.

The quake hit at 13:46 p.m. Jakarta time (0646 GMT) with epicenter 61 km southwest Keerom of Papua and with a depth of 10 km under sea bed, the agency said.

Indonesia sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire."

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