An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the Banda Sea region in Indonesia on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was 370 km southeast of Ambon, Indonesia and estimated at a depth of 146 km, EMSC added. There was no tsunami threat from the earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PWTC) said.
EMSC had initially reported it as magnitude 6.8.
Thailand frees 18 Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds
Thailand has released 18 Cambodian soldiers on Wednesday that it had detained since July under the renewed ceasefire the two countries agreed on the weekend to end a border conflict, Cambodian and Thai authorities said.
Eurostar says train services resume, but warns of delays and cancellations
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Head-on train crash near Peru's Machu Picchu kills driver, injures dozens
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MSF expects to be barred from Gaza after missing Israel deadline
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Granddaughter of JFK, Tatiana Schlossberg, dies of rare form of leukemia
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