Moderate quake hits western Indonesia
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    JAKARTA, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale rocked West Sumatra province in the western parts of Indonesia on Wednesday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.

    The quake occurred at 10:14 a.m. Jakarta time (0314 GMT) with the epicenter at 69 km southeast of Siberut of Mentawai island of the province and at a depth of 15 km, the agency said.

    Indonesia has been conducting reconstruction in the province after the 7.6 magnitude quake on Sept. 30 killed more than 1,000 people. 

    

Editor: Lu Hui
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