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01 June 2012| last updated at 04:07PM

Strong quake strikes Irian Jaya



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KUALA LUMPUR: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Irian Jaya, Indonesia, at 2.56 pm today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.

The epicentre of the quake was 223km southeast of Sorong, Indonesia, and 1,740km southeast of Semporna, Sabah, the department said in a statement.  

The quake did not trigger any tsunami, it added. BERNAMA

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