Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Seram, Indonesia region, GFZ says
April 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the Indonesian island of Seram on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ)said.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.
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