Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Earthquake shakes Central Indonesia

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia - has a strong earthquake in waters off Central Indonesia hundreds of residents who send away from their homes, but there are no reports of injuries or damage.

There was no immediate tsunami warning.

The U.S. Geological Survey says Tuesday's 5.7 magnitude earthquake was centered 87 miles from Yogyakarta, a bustling city 2006 killed Temblor, 5,700 people traumatised by one still.

In recent weeks has the city of ashes from the nearby Mount Merapi Volcan, showered was at least 386 lives since burst again to life October 26 has claimed.

Resident Simon Sudarman said their homes Tuesday fled many people.

Indonesia is vulnerable to seismic disturbances due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encloses the Pacific Ocean.


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