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Indonesia's West Java hit by strong earthquake
08 Aug 2007 17:31:32 GMT
Source: Reuters
JAKARTA, Aug 9 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude has hit Indonesia's West Java island, a telephone text message from the country's Meteorological agency said on Thursday.

The quake struck 75 km (46.60 miles) northwest of Indramayu and was at a depth of 286 km, the agency said. The quake could be felt by residents in the capital Jakarta.
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An aerial view of land being cleared to make way for a palm oil plantation at the Rokan Hulu Regency in Indonesia's Riau province July 11, 2007. In recent years, experts say peat bogs have been stoking global warming through increasing greenhouse gas emissions because of massive deforestation and conversion into agricultural land and palm oil plantations, especially in Southeast Asia which accounts for a huge chunk of the world's marshes. Picture taken on July 11, 2007.



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