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Twitter feed for quake Twitter beat news media by nearly an hour with report. First twit was from Indonesia, in fact. Update: Tsunami warning cancelled. Indonesia Quake is opposite side of nation from 2004 quake. Celebes Sea. Danger to Borneo, Philippines, N coast of Indonesian islands Indonesia quake: Remote locale, 3 am local time now, maybe be hours before we get news from area Indonesia quake: Quake happened off N coast of Sulawesi, in Celebes Sea. Sea is basin surrounded by Sulawesi, Borneo and Philippines. Celebes Sea tsunami risk limited to those three areas. USGS Magnitude 7.5 Date-Time * Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 17:02:31 UTC * Monday, November 17, 2008 at 01:02:31 AM at epicenter Location 1.275°N, 122.103°E Depth 21 km (13.0 miles) (poorly constrained) Region MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA Distances 135 km (85 miles) NW of Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia 305 km … Read entire article »