Quake rocks Ternate again

Sat, 10 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

TERNATE, Maluku: The tiny Ternate isle off of Halmahera was
rocked by an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale on
Tuesday. There were no reports of casualties.

Ternate and the neighboring Halmahera island were hit by a
devastating earthquake early this year leaving at least two
people dead and thousands of people homeless.

Ternate's Geophysics Station Chief Ariyo Fauzi said that the
epicenter of the quake was in the Maluku Sea about 130 km
southwest of Ternate, the Antara news agency reported.

He said it was felt on the island but there appeared to be no
structural damage. (emb)

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