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| An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 has rocked eastern Indonesia, meteorologists say. | An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 has rocked eastern Indonesia, meteorologists say. |
The tremor struck south-west of Manokwari, West Papua, at 0443 on Sunday (1943 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. | The tremor struck south-west of Manokwari, West Papua province, at 0443 on Sunday (1943 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. |
A tsunami alert has been issued by the local geophysics agency. | Residents ran outdoors and to higher ground, but a tsunami alert was withdrawn within an hour. |
The Indonesian archipelago straddles several continental plates where seismic and volcanic activity is recorded on an almost daily basis. | The Indonesian archipelago lies over several continental plates where seismic activity happens regularly. |
| While the local seismology agency said the quake had a magnitude of 7.2, the US Geological Survey put the quake at a stronger 7.6. |
| Hasim Rumatiga, a local health official, told Associated Press that electricity went off and residents ran to higher ground. |
| A policeman said that without power it was difficult to check for damage in Manokwari, the seaside capital of the province, AFP news agency reported. |
| He added that the police and military had been helping people get to higher ground. |
| A huge quake off western Indonesia on 26 December, 2005 caused a massive tsunami that killed around 230,000 people around the region. |
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