An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Indonesia’s Flores region on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said, hitting at a depth of 10km (six miles).The aftershock comes two days after a magnitude 7.7 quake shook six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in the Muslim-majority country.Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies on Sunday, raising the death toll to 53, authorities said, as many of the thousands of displaced people spent the night outdoors in fear of aftershocks.
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Magnitude 5.9 aftershock strikes Indonesia’s Flores as quake death toll rises to 53
A magnitude 5.9 aftershock struck Indonesia's Flores region on Monday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. This tremor occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, two days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake impacted six regencies on the island.
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A magnitude 5.9 aftershock struck Indonesia's Flores region on Monday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. This tremor occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, two days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake impacted six regencies on the island. As of Sunday, rescue teams in eastern Indonesia had recovered six additional bodies, bringing the total death toll to 53. Thousands of displaced individuals spent the night outdoors due to concerns about further aftershocks.
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Thousands of displaced people spent the night outdoors fearing aftershocks.
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Rescue teams recovered six more bodies on Sunday, raising the death toll to 53.
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The aftershock occurred two days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake.
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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Indonesia's Flores region at a depth of 10km.
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