Quake strikes off eastern Indonesia
Published : 06 Jan 2019, 21:05
DF-Xinhua Report
Published : 06 Jan 2019, 21:05
The quake struck at 12:27 a.m. Monday Jakarta Time (1727 GMT Sunday), with the epicenter at 146 km northwest Halmahera of North Maluku province and the shallow at 10 km under sea bed, an official with the agency, Yusuf Khaidar Ali, said.
"However, we did not issue a warning for tsunami for this quake," he told Xinhua over phone.
The intensity of the quake was only felt 3 MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) in the province and Bitung of nearby North Sulawesi province, the official said.
Indonesia is prone to quakes as it lies on a vulnerable quake-hit zone called "the Pacific Ring of Fire."