6.0 magnitude quake jolts Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua but no warning issued for tsunami


JAKARTA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 rocked Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua on Saturday evening (Aug 29), but no preliminary reports on damages or casualties were issued, an agency and an official said.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency did not issue any tsunami warning as the jolts did not trigger giant waves.

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