7.5-Strong Quake Hits Indonesia

World | August 9, 2007, Thursday // 00:00

A powerful undersea earthquake off Indonesia's main island of Java has shaken the capital Jakarta, BBC reported,

The tremor measured 7.5 on the Richter scale and was registered at 0005 on Thursday (1705 GMT Wednesday) at a depth of 289km (180 miles).

No immediate casualties or damage were reported.

A massive undersea earthquake sparked a tsunami that killed more than 130,000 people in Indonesia in December 2004.

Thursday's quake hit 100km (60 miles) east of Jakarta.

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