JAKARTA, Jul 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted off Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku, earlier today, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The agency had earlier released the quake at 6.0 magnitude before revising it.
The earthquake happened at 00:13 a.m. Friday, Jakarta Time (1713 GMT Thursday), with its epicentre located at 207 km north-west of Tanimbar Islands District, and a depth of 131 km under the seabed, the agency said.
The tremors of the earthquake did not potentially trigger giant waves, it added.– NNN-ANTARA
