Two more large earthquakes hit Indonesia days after devastating quake and tsunami killed scores of people in the north

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• Two shallow earthquakes rocked the eastern Indonesian island of Sumba, but no tsunami warning was issued.
• The US Geological Survey said the first quake was a magnitude 5.9 and the second one, about 15 minutes later, was a 6.0.
• The quakes occurred nearly 990 miles south of the area heavily damaged by a powerful earthquake and tsunami Friday on central Sulawesi island. 

Two shallow earthquakes have occurred near the eastern Indonesian island of Sumba, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The temblors Tuesday occurred nearly 1,600 kilometers (990 miles) south of the area heavily damaged by a powerful earthquake and tsunami Friday on central Sulawesi island. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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