JAKARTA, Jul 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.0-magnitude earthquake, hit Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku, last night, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The earthquake happened at 18:19 Jakarta time (1119 GMT), with its epicentre at 21 km north-west of East Halmahera Regency, and a depth of 51 km under-land, the agency said.
The tremors of the earthquake did not have the potential to trigger giant waves, the agency added.– NNN-ANTARA
