Wikinews Shorts: March 17, 2008

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A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, March 17, 2008.


The location of the South Sumatra earthquake

Sea off Southern Sumatra hit by Earthquake

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An earthquake has hit the sea near the Southern Sumatra. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.1, was 160km away from Bengkulu and 725 km away from Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. It struck at approximately 0600 local time today.

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