5.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia

Hong Kong: An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted 31km north-northeast of Bitung city in Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey has said.

The epicentre, with a depth of 118.17 km, was initially determined to be at 1.6873 degrees north latitude and 125.3344 degrees east longitude, Xinhua reported.

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