Ambon rocked by earthquake

Thu, 29 Dec 1994, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

AMBON, Maluku: An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter
scale shook Ambon yesterday, but there were no reports of
casualties or structural damage, the Antara news agency reported.

Hendry Subakti, head of the city's Meteorology and Geophysics
Agency, said the epicenter of the quake was about 137 kilometers
northwest of Ambon.

Hendry said the quake lasted a few seconds. (emb)

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