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Quake shakes eastern Indonesia amid fears of coronavirus

by Associated Press
| March 28, 2020 12:03 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong inland and shallow earthquake hit late Saturday night causing people to panic in parts of Indonesia's Sulawesi island and run to higher ground despite health officials asking for social distancing to slow the spread of coronavirus. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

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