6.7 magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia

An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude jolted Indonesia's eastern Maluku province on Wednesday evening but there was no potential for tsunami, the Meteorology, Climatological and Geophysics Agency said.

The quake was initially reported at 7.3 magnitude, said Rudi Teguh, an official from the Agency said.

The quake struck at 8:53 p.m. Jakarta time (1353 GMT) with the epicenter at 180 km northwest of Maluku Barat Daya district and the depth at 133 km under sea bed, Teguh said.

"We did not issue a warning for tsunami. The center of the quake is very deep, more than 100 km," he told Xinhua by phone.

Indonesia is frequently stricken by earthquakes as it lies on a vulnerable quake-impacted zone called "the Pacific Ring of Fire."