6.0-magnitude earthquake jolts off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara, no tsunami warning issued


By Yanda

JAKARTA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province on Monday evening without triggering large waves, the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported.

The tremor occurred at 22:54 Jakarta time (1554 GMT), with the epicenter located 61 km southwest of the Wanokaka sub-district in West Sumba Regency, at a depth of 10 km beneath the seabed.

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