Another Strong Earthquake For Indonesia

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JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's Central Java province early Saturday, scaring residents of one city, damaging buildings and cutting electricity, officials and witnesses said.

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A resident in the city of Jogyakarta told The Associated Press that he saw three bodies under the rubble of two houses and that several injured people were rushed to hospitals in pickup trucks. The report of casualties couldn't immediately be confirmed with authorities.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck at 5:54 a.m. and was centered about 15 miles southwest of Jogyakarta.

Local police said electricity and communications across the city were knocked out.

Shortly before the quake, the nearby Mount Merapi volcano sent out a cloud of hot gas and ash. It was not immediately clear if the volcanic activity and the earthquake were linked.

Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.

A magnitude 6 quake has the potential to cause severe damage.


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I wouldnt want to live around there. They been getting hammered this year. Go Go ring of fire.