A strong undersea earthquake of a magnitude 6,2 struck eastern Indonesia, about 70km south-west of the provincial capital of Ambon, an official at the country’s Meteorological and Geophysical agency said on Thursday.
The official said by telephone the quake struck at 9.31pm local time and was at a depth of 57km.
He said there were no reports of damage or casualties so far and the agency did not see a risk of a tsunami.
Ambon is the capital of Molluccas province.
The United States Geological Survey said in a report on its website that the quake was a weaker 5,9 magnitude. — Reuters