Strong Quake Hits Eastern Indonesia, No Tsunami Warning Issued

Strong quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami warning issued

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Friday, but no warning was issued for a possible tsunami, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said

JAKARTA, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th May, 2022 ) :A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Friday, but no warning was issued for a possible tsunami, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

The quake rocked at 9:36 Jakarta time (0236 GMT), with the epicenter at 85 km southwest of Maluku Barat Daya district and 104 km under seabed, the agency said.