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Strong earthquake rocks parts of Indonesia's Papua province; no reports of

damage, casualties

By The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 48 minutes ago

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Papua

province on Sunday, causing panic among residents but no immediate reports of

damage or casualties.

Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the magnitude 6.5 earthquake

was centred about 53 kilometres (33 miles) northeast of Waren, a town on the

northern coast of Papua island. It was followed by two strong aftershocks, the

first of magnitude 5.3, the second of magnitude 5.5, the agency said.

The initial quake, with a depth of 132 kilometres (82 miles), caused residents

in Serui to pour into the streets in panic, said Daud Yusuf of the agency's

local office.

He said the tremor was also felt in nearby Biak island, and Enarotali town on

the main island.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the initial quake's magnitude at 6.4 at a depth

of 36.1 kilometres (22 miles).