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Quake strikes off Indonesia coast Quake strikes off Indonesia coast
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An earthquake measuring 7.3 has struck near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi the US Geological Survey says. An earthquake measuring 7.3 has struck near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi the US Geological Survey said.
The quake was centred in the Molucca Sea, according to USGS reports.The quake was centred in the Molucca Sea, according to USGS reports.
Indonesian officials put the quake strength at 6.5 and said it could pose a tsunami risk, Reuters news agency reported, but no warning was issued. Indonesian officials put the quake strength at 6.5 and said it could pose a tsunami risk, but no official warning was issued.
Indonesia is regularly affected by earthquakes, and the country was badly hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004. Indonesia was the worst-hit country in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, which killed more than 160,000 people in Aceh province.
A spokesman for the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there were dangers of a "localised" tsunami, stretching from 100-200km (62-124 miles) from the epicentre.
The Associated Press news agency reported a witness on Sulawesi as saying that at least three residents were injured by the quake.