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Indonesia reports 6.1 magnitude earthquake

Jakarta, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Residents of eastern Indonesia woke up today to a 6.1 magnitude earthquake early this morning that shook several structures in the province of central Papua.

Although there are no reports of casualties, the shallow depth of the earthquake (10 kilometers) caused windows to shatter in more than one building, roofs to collapse, walls to be damaged, bridges and power grids to be damaged, and telecommunications to be cut off, according to reports from the national disaster mitigation agency.

In addition, as the earthquake occurred at 3:00 a.m. local time, many Indonesians were asleep and were awakened by the tremors, which caused more than one person to run in fear.

So far, several aftershocks of lesser intensity have been recorded, characteristic of the high seismic activity in Indonesia due to its location in the Pacific Ring of Fire, but there is no risk of a tsunami.

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