Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 jolts Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], June 3 : An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale struck 156 km N of Las Khorey in Somalia on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The quake took place at 19:28:03 (UTC+05:30) at a depth of 10.0 km.

According to USGS, the epicentre of it was found to be at 12.571°N and 48.095°E, respectively.

No casualties are reported as of yet. Further details awaited.

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