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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Seram, Indonesia region, GFZ says

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Seram, Indonesia region, GFZ says

A magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck Algeria on Sunday, according to local reports. Stock photo.
A magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck Algeria on Sunday, according to local reports. Stock photo. (123RF)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the Indonesian island of Seram on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ)said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

Reuters

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