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6.2 Magnitude Quake Strikes Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Nov 2 — An earthquake with a magnitude 6.2 jolted Indonesia’s western North Sumatra province early Tuesday, but no tsunami alert was issued, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The…

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Sumatera’s Mt Sinabung Erupts Again

JAKARTA, March 2 — Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia erupted again early this morning, shooting clouds of smoke and ash as high as 5,000 metres. According to a statement from Indonesia’s Centre…