An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck the Northern Molucca Sea off Indonesia Today, Tuesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
There was no tsunami potential, Indonesia’s geophysics agency BMKG said in a statement.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.21 miles) according to GFZ.
There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties.
The agency initially reported the quake’s magnitude to be 6.1 before revising it, Xinhua news agency reported.
The earthquake occurred at 07.02 a.m. Jakarta time (0002 GMT) with its epicenter situated 46 km southeast of Ransiki town, and a depth of 11 km under the seabed, the agency said.
The intensity of the quake was felt at III to IV MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) in the Ransiki town, it added.
The agency did not issue a tsunami warning as the tremors would not potentially trigger giant waves.
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