JAKARTA, Sept 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – A earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua this morning, but did not potentially trigger a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The quake is classified as the mainshock, after a series of foreshocks with magnitudes of 6.0, 5.9 and 5.5, rocked the province several minutes earlier, the agency said.
The mainshock jolted at 07:05 Jakarta time (0005 GMT), with the epicentre at 37 km north-west of Memberamo Tengah (Central Memberamo) district, and the depth of 10 km under the earth, it said.
The earthquake did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami, according to the agency.– NNN-ANTARA
