JAKARTA, Dec 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua, earlier today, with no potential to cause a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The weather agency previously said the magnitude of the quake was recorded at 6.5.
The earthquake jolted at 00:16 a.m. Jakarta time this morning (1716 GMT Saturday), with the epicentre located at one km south of Sarmi regency of Papua province, and a depth of 50 km, it said.
The agency did not issue a tsunami warning because the tremors of the quake would not trigger giant waves.
Indonesia has been frequently stricken by earthquakes because of its position on a vulnerable quake-hit zone called “the Pacific Ring of Fire.”– NNN-ANTARA
