5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes near coast of Indonesia
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The earthquake was at a depth of 13 kilometres (7.5 miles), about 180 kilometres northeast of Tual city, Indonesia's easternmost Papua region, according to the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or reports of damage.
The earthquake was hit at a relatively shallow depth of 12 Shallow quakes tend to do more damage than deep tremors. ■