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6.0 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia kills seven

<span style="color: #222222;">In Indonesia, a strong earthquake killed at least seven people and damaged buildings on country's main island of Java and shook the tourist hotspot of Bali without prompting tsunami warnings.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.0 quake struck today off the island's southern coast .</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It was centred 45km  south of Sumberpucung town of Malang District in East Java province, at a depth of 82km.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Raditya Jati said seven people died, two are seriously injured and 10 others sustained minor injuries.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The head of Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami centre, Rahmat Triyono said in a statement the undersea earthquake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Authorities were still collecting information about the full scale of casualties and damage in the affected areas.</span><br />

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