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5.0-magnitude earthquake jolts off Indonesia’s Papua

JAKARTA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s eastern Papua province on Wednesday, the country’s meteorology and geophysics agency reported.

The tremor occurred at 16:14 p.m. Jakarta time (0914 GMT) with its epicenter located 73 km northwest of Keerom Regency at a depth of 115 km.

No tsunami warning was issued, as the quake was not expected to trigger large waves.

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