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JAKARTA - A strong 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Bali Sea off the northern coast of Indonesia Friday, seismologists said.
The quake, which was at a depth of 312 kilometres (208 miles), struck at 5:00 am (2100 GMT) about 215 kilometres north of Denpasar, Bali, according to the US Geological Survey.
There was no immediate tsunami warning from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where continental plates meet, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.
The archipelagic nation was hardest hit by the earthquake-triggered Asian tsunami in December 2004 which killed an estimated 168,000 people in Indonesia's Aceh province.
- AFP /ls
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