One killed, 22 injured in eastern Indonesia quake
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Jakarta - An earthquake that struck Indonesia's Buru island at the weekend killed one person and injured 22 others, an official said Monday.
At least 68 houses were heavily damaged in South Buru district after the magnitude-5.4 quake on Sunday morning, said Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency.
More than 170 homes suffered less serious damage, he said.
The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres with its epicentre 66 kilometres south-east of South Buru.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity.
DPA
