JAKARTA– A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off North Sulawesi province, in the eastern part of Indonesia, yesterday, but no preliminary report on damages or casualty was issued, an agency and a disaster official said.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, did not issue any tsunami warning, as the quake did not potentially trigger giant waves.
The quake rocked at 9:37 p.m. Jakarta time (1437 GMT), with the epicentre at 71 km south-east of Bolaang Mongondow district, and at a depth of 20 km under the seabed, the agency reported.
The Provincial Disaster Management Agency’s head, Joi Oroh, said that, there were no preliminary reports on damages or people killed by the earthquake.
In the two hardest-hit areas, Bolaang Mongondow Timur district and Kotamobgu town, the official said that, he had not received any report on damage or casualty after the quake.
Indonesia, a vast archipelagic nation, is frequently stricken by earthquakes, as it lies on the Pacific ring of fire.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK