The Straits Times
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Published on Feb 23, 2013
 

Quake off East Indonesia causes Timor Leste panic, no damage or injury reported

 
 

JAKARTA (AP) - An undersea earthquake has rocked eastern Indonesia, causing panic among residents in neighboring East Timor.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-5.7 quake that struck Saturday evening was centered 202 km east of East Timor's capital, Dili, at a depth of 35 km.

Witnesses in Dili say residents ran out of their houses in panic, with many staying outside in fear of aftershocks.