2nd LD: Strong earthquake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert
Xinhua, December 9, 2015 Adjust font size:
A strong and shallow undersea-quake struck off eastern part of Indonesia on Wednesday, but it was not potential for tsunami, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here.
The USGS also reported that the quake was also at similar magnitude.
The quake jolted at 17:21 p.m. Jakarta time (1021 GMT) with the epicenter at 99 km southeast of Maluku Tengah of Maluku province and the depth at 10 km under sea bed, an official of the agency told Xinhua by phone.
But the USGS reported that the depth was at 33.9 km under the sea bed, according to its website.
The shaking of the quake was felt in Sorong town of West Papua in the easternmost part of the country, according to the official of the agency.
The intensity of the quake was felt at 4 MMI (Modified Mercally Intensity) at Bandanaira of the province, 3 to 4 MMI Ambon, the capital of the province and 2 to 3 MMI at Amahai of the province, the official said.
Indonesia is prone to quakes as it lies on a vulnerable quake-hit zone called "the Pacific Ring of Fire." Enditem