Scores of aftershocks hit Indonesia after quake kills two

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Scores of aftershocks hit Indonesia after quake kills

JAKARTA - Indonesia's Moluccas islands was hit by scores of aftershocks on Monday after an earthquake killed at least two people, prompting hundreds of people to flee their homes.

Indonesia's meteorology agency recorded Sunday's quake at a magnitude of 7.2 at a shallow depth of 10km on the southern part of Halmahera in the North Moluccas. The quake was also felt in Sulawesi and in Papua. "We don't wish for more victims, but we cannot rule out that possibility since access to the area is difficult and we cannot yet collect all the data regarding casualties," Mr Wibowo told reporters in Jakarta.

 

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