1st LD: Strong quake strikes off Papua, Indonesia, no tsunami warning issued
Xinhua, September 25, 2015 Adjust font size:
A strong and shallow quake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted West Papua, eastern most of Indonesia on Thursday evening, but it was not potential for tsunami, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here.
The quake struck at 22:53 p.m. Jakarta time (1523 GMT) with epicenter at 31 km northeast Sorong town and with the depth at 10 km under sea, an official of the agency told Xinhua over phone.
The USGS reported the quake was at 6.6 magnitude.
Indonesia is prone to quake as it sits on a vulnerable quake- hit zone called "the Pacific Ring of Fire." Endi