JAKARTA (Vietnam News/ANN): A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s North Maluku province early on February 4 (local time), according to the country's Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics.
No tsunami warning was issued following the quake.
The agency said the quake occurred at 4:35am Jakarta time, with its epicentre situated about 86km northeast of Doi Island in North Halmahera regency at a depth of 105km under the seabed.
The agency had first issued the quake’s magnitude at 6.2 before revising it.
Having situated on a vulnerable hit zone called the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia has frequently been stricken by earthquake. - Vietnam News/ANN
