JAKARTA, Oct 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.8, struck off North Sulawesi province, in the central parts of Indonesia yesterday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here.
The quake hit at 10:16 a.m. Jakarta time (1516 GMT), with the epicentre at 119 km south-east of Bitung town, and the shallow at 10 km under the sea bed.
The quake will not potentially trigger giant waves of tsunami, the agency said.– NNN-ANTARA
