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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 said. | An earthquake measuring 7.3 has struck near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi the US Geological Survey said. |
| The quake struck in the Molucca Sea at 1927 (1127 GMT), some 160km (100 miles) south-east of the city of Manado. | |
| Indonesian officials put the quake strength at 6.5 and said it could pose a tsunami risk. | Indonesian officials put the quake strength at 6.5 and said it could pose a tsunami risk. |
| Indonesia was the worst-hit country in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, which killed more than 160,000 people in Aceh province. | 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 (60-125 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. | The Associated Press news agency reported a witness on Sulawesi as saying that at least three residents were injured by the quake. |
| The earthquake was centred some 51km (32 miles) under the seabed. |