Major quake off Java coast again

Published: 4:40AM Tuesday September 08, 2009 Source: Reuters

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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Java, Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said, but the Indonesian authorities said there was no tsunami warning and no reports of any damage.
  
The strong quake, which occurred at 11:12 pm local time, was centred about 268 km south of Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, at a depth of 15 km, USGS said.
   
Jaya Murjaya, a spokesman at Indonesia's meteorology agency, said there was no tsunami warning and no reports of any damage or casualties.
   
A 7.0 magnitude quake which struck off the coast of West Java on Wednesday killed more than 70 people, and damaged thousands of homes.

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