KUPANG, Indonesia (AFP): A deep, 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian island of Timor on Thursday (Aug 31), a US monitor said, shaking residents and forcing them to flee outside but causing no reported casualties or damage.
The quake struck at a depth of around 54.6km on the northwest of Timor island near the city of Kupang at around 6.30pm local time , according to the US Geological Survey.
Residents described their houses shaking and people running outside to safety. But no damage or casualties were reported.An AFP journalist in Kupang said the quake lasted around one minute, saying"chairs were shaken and lamps inside the house were swaying".
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