JAKARTA, Nov 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted North Sulawesi province, in central Indonesia, this morning, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The quake rocked at around 7:03 a.m. Jakarta time, with the epicentre at 69 km south-west of Kepulauan Sitaro district, and at the depth of 255 km under the seabed, the agency said.
The tremors of the quake were also felt in the nearby province of North Maluku, it said.
The agency did not issue a tsunami warning, saying that, the earthquake did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami.– NNN-ANTARA
