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How high did the recent earthquake in Indonesia rank on the Richter scale?

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How high did the recent earthquake in Indonesia rank on the Richter scale?

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Jakarta: At least 37 people were injured and many buildings damaged when an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck early on Thursday off the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, an official said. The quake hit Talaud Islands, a small archipelago off Sulawesi near the Philippines, and of the 37 people injured there, nine were in serious condition, said Rustam Pakaya, head of the Health Ministry’s crisis centre. At least 31 houses, a hospital and three health clinics were damaged but there were no reports of fatalities, he said. Series of quakes rock eastern Indonesia, three killed The quake, at a depth of 35 km, occurred at 1734 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The Detik.com news website said residents in the town of Melonguane fled to higher ground in panic, fearing a tsunami. The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency, which put the magnitude of the first quake at 7.4 on the Richter scale, has lifted an ini

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