5.9-magnitude quake hits Papua, Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 5.9 Richter scale jolted Papua in eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported here.

The quake struck at 12:05 p.m. local time (0505 GMT), with epicenter at 96 km southeast Memberamoraya, Papua and a depth of 83 km under earth, an official of the agency told Xinhua.

Indonesia sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone, the so-called " the Pacific Ring of Fire."

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