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5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia

Published: 17 Aug 2026 - 10:11 am | Last Updated: 17 Aug 2026 - 10:12 am
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Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck eastern Indonesia on Monday.

The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the earthquake occurred 46 kilometers northwest of Nagekeo, in eastern Indonesia, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

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