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Two earthquakes strike Indonesia's Kepulauan Batu

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Update: 2023-04-23 13:40:10
Two earthquakes strike Indonesia's Kepulauan Batu

Two earthquakes measuring nearly magnitude 6 struck Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia, in the morning hours on Sunday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

The first earthquake, pegged by the EMSC at a magnitude 6.1 struck Kepulauan Batu early Sunday, followed by another 5.8 magnitude quake just hours later.

The first earthquake was at a depth of 43 km (26.72 miles) while the second was at 40 km (24.85 miles), EMSC said, Hindustan Times reported.

BDST: 1340 HRS, APR 23, 2023
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