JAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the eastern Indonesian island of Alor, causing panic but no reported damage or casualties, meteorologists said yesterday.
Residents fled their homes for several hours after the quake, fearing a repeat of the death toll from a quake on the island last year or a tsunami similar to the recent Indian Ocean disaster, police in the town of Kalabahi said.
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