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Major Earthquake Hits Off Indonesian Coast

January 27, 2006

JAKARTA, Indonesia – A magnitude-7.7 undersea earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no danger of a tsunami.

The earthquake occurred about 120 miles south of Moluccas, the USGS said. It occurred at a depth of 212 miles.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no destructive tsunami threat existed.