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Strong quake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning issued

Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:28pm EDT

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JAKARTA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A strong undersea earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's Java island on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning, a meteorological agency official said. (Reporting by Tyagita Silka, editing by Sugita Katyal)

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