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Quake rocks Manokwari

MANOKWARI: An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale rocked Manokwari, West Irian Jaya, at about 9 p.m. on Sunday. Residents rushed out of their houses for safety. The quake reminded locals of a similar tremor in the city in 2001 which killed scores of people and devastated two districts.

Authorities were still trying to locate the epicenter of the quake and determine the material loss it had caused -- Antara