Shallow quake jolts eastern Indonesia


JAKARTA: A 5.7-magnitude quake in the depth of 10km under the seabed struck off Indonesia's eastern Maluku province, well known for its tourists spots in Indonesia, early Monday (May 11), the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said here.

The quake hit at 8:06 a.m. Jakarta time (0106 GMT) with the epicenter at 127 km northwest of Maluku Tenggara Barat district.

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