Major Quakes Strike Near Tonga and in Indonesia

Hours after a massive quake of magnitude 8.2 struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Fiji and Tonga Sunday, a major quake hit Indonesia. The magnitude 6.3 quake jolted the island of Lombok as it tries to recover from a quake earlier this month that killed 460 people.   The U.S. Geological Survey said Indonesia’s Sunday quake, which was centered in the northeast of the island, hit at a depth of 7 kilometers (4 miles). There are no immediate reports of damage or...

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