JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) 鈥� A powerful magnitude 7.7 quake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10 kilometers at 5:58 a.m. Saturday Indonesia time. It’s epicenter was 68 kms (42 miles ) north northwest of the city of Ende.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity because of its location on the 鈥淩ing of Fire,鈥� an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.
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