M 6.2 in Indonesia on 04 Aug 2008 20:45 UTC

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Strong quake jolts southern Sumatra

2008-08-08T10:26+0200cnn (en)

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rattled the coast of southern Sumatra in Indonesia on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Quake damages houses on Indonesia's Sumbawa Island

2008-08-08T06:14+0200ChinaPost (en)

A shallow earthquake shook Indonesia 's Sumbawa Island on Thursday, damaging several hundred houses, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of casualties, officials said.

Homes destroyed as quake hits Indonesia

2008-08-07T17:05+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

A POWERFUL 6.6-magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Indonesia and destroyed more than 100 homes but there were no reports of injuries, meteorologists said.

Hundreds Of Buildings Collapse In Strong Indonesian Earthquake (AHN)

2008-08-07T15:42+0200AHN (en)

(AHN) - A powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, causing hundreds of buildings to collapse, early reports showed no casualties. - Thu, 7 Aug 2008 09:18:13 GMT

Strong Indonesian quake causes damage, injuries

2008-08-07T15:15+0200dawn (en)

JAKARTA, Aug 7 (AP): A strong earthquake rattled Indonesia 's eastern Sumbawa Island early Thursday, damaging around 1,200 buildings and injuring at least five...

Strong Indonesian quake causes damage, injuries

2008-08-07T13:10+0200washtimes (en)

A strong earthquake rattled Indonesia 's eastern Sumbawa island early Thursday, damaging around 1,200 buildings and injuring at least five people, officials said.

Strong Indonesian quake causes damage, injuries

2008-08-07T12:33+0200straitstimesSG (en)

JAKARTA - A STRONG earthquake rattled Indonesia 's eastern Sumbawa island early on Thursday, damaging around 1,200 buildings and injuring at least five people, officials said. The magnitude 5.7 quake struck at 6.41 am local time (4.41 am Singapore time) just off the coast of Sumbawa island, about 620....

Quake rocks eastern Indonesia

2008-08-07T12:20+0200iol (en)

An undersea earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia , damaging hundreds of buildings.

Quake rocks eastern Indonesia

2008-08-07T12:15+0200Star (en)

An undersea earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia , damaging hundreds of buildings.

Quake damages houses on Indonesia's Sumbawa island

2008-08-07T11:03+0200straitstimesSG (en)

JAKARTA - A SHALLOW earthquake shook Indonesia 's Sumbawa island on Thursday, damaging several hundred houses, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of casualties, officials said. The US Geological Survey put the quake?s magnitude at 5.7, while Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency said it was 6.

Strong earthquake jolts Indonesia

2008-08-07T10:02+0200timesofindia (en)

A shallow earthquake rattled Indonesia 's eastern Sumbawa island early Thursday, damaging hundreds of buildings and sending frightened residents running from their homes, officials said.

Shallow quake shakes Indonesia's Sumbawa island

2008-08-07T08:59+0200radioaustralia (en)

A shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia 's Sumbawa island damaging several hundred houses, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of casualties.

Strong earthquake jolts eastern Indonesia

2008-08-07T08:00+0200straitstimesSG (en)

A POWERFUL 6.6-magnitude quake hit eastern Indonesia early on Thursday and destroyed more than 100 homes but there were no reports of injuries, meteorologists said. The quake struck at 6.41 am about 51 kilometres north-west of the town of Sumbawa, at a depth of 10 kilometres, the meteorology office said.

Quake damages houses on Indonesia's Sumbawa island

2008-08-07T06:58+0200alertnet (en)

07 Aug 2008 04:23:58 GMT Source: Reuters JAKARTA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A shallow earthquake shook Indonesia 's Sumbawa island on Thursday, damaging several hundred houses, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of casualties, ...

Homes destroyed as quake hits Indonesia

2008-08-07T06:52+0200NEWScomAU (en)

A POWERFUL 6.6-magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Indonesia and destroyed more than 100 homes but there were no reports of injuries, meteorologists said. 2:18pm (AEST)

Strong earthquake rattles eastern Indonesia

2008-08-07T06:25+0200HindustanTimes (en)

A powerful undersea earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale shook parts of eastern Indonesia on Thursday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

5.7 earthquake jolts eastern Indonesia

2008-08-07T06:14+0200HonululuAdvetrtiser (en)

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A shallow earthquake rattled Indonesia's eastern Sumbawa island early Thursday, causing damage and sending frightened residents running from their homes, officials and news reports said.

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