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5.7-magnitude quake hits Molucca Sea -- USGS

(Xinhua)

08:22, June 27, 2013

HONG KONG, June 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Molucca Sea at 22:59:04 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 57.50 km, was initially determined to be at 0.1538 degrees south latitude and 124.9953 degrees east longitude.

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