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EARTHQUAKE HITS MALUKU ISLANDS ON SATURDAY
Jakarta, Sept 13 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hits eastern Indonesian islands of Maluku at 9:04 East Indonesia Time on Saturday morning, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said.
It said the quake's epicenter was located at a depth of 72 kilometers under the sea level, about 97 kilometers northeast of Ambon, 370 kilometers northwest of Fakfak in West Papua, 371 kilometers southeast of Labuha in North Maluku, 380 kilometers southeast of Sanana in North Maluku, and 392 kilometers northwest of Sorong in West Papua.
BMG spokesman Benny Sipollo in eastern Indonesian city of Ambon confirmed that there was a 6.1 magnitude earthquake some 97 kilometers northeast of the city but there were no immediate reports of injury and damage from the quake, which struck in the sea off Seram Island, southern Maluku.
However, most of the people in Ambon did not feel the intensity of the earthquake.
"There is no earthquake in Ambon. We don't feel any tremor here," said Yohanes Ratumali, a residence of Benteng Atas at Gunung Nona hillside.
It was the second to hit the eastern Indonesian islands on Saturday this week after a powerful 7.6 magnitude quake which struck off Halmahera island in North Maluku province on Thursday.
BMG said the epicenter of Thursday's quake in North Maluku was located 122 km northwest of Ternate at a depth of 10 km below sea level.
Soon after the earthquake, BMG issued a tsunami warning but it was lifted later after receiving report from several areas, saying that there was no indication of tsunami.
"From its intensity, the quake is potential to trigger tsunami but so far we have yet to receive any report of tidal waves," North Maluku BMG spokesman Salimin said, adding that the temblor prompted the people in Ternate to rush out of their homes in panic.
It was reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was also felt by the people of Gorontalo, and Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi.
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, sits on the Pacific
"Ring of Fire," the edge of a tectonic plate prone to seismic
upheaval.
It said the quake's epicenter was located at a depth of 72 kilometers under the sea level, about 97 kilometers northeast of Ambon, 370 kilometers northwest of Fakfak in West Papua, 371 kilometers southeast of Labuha in North Maluku, 380 kilometers southeast of Sanana in North Maluku, and 392 kilometers northwest of Sorong in West Papua.
BMG spokesman Benny Sipollo in eastern Indonesian city of Ambon confirmed that there was a 6.1 magnitude earthquake some 97 kilometers northeast of the city but there were no immediate reports of injury and damage from the quake, which struck in the sea off Seram Island, southern Maluku.
However, most of the people in Ambon did not feel the intensity of the earthquake.
"There is no earthquake in Ambon. We don't feel any tremor here," said Yohanes Ratumali, a residence of Benteng Atas at Gunung Nona hillside.
It was the second to hit the eastern Indonesian islands on Saturday this week after a powerful 7.6 magnitude quake which struck off Halmahera island in North Maluku province on Thursday.
BMG said the epicenter of Thursday's quake in North Maluku was located 122 km northwest of Ternate at a depth of 10 km below sea level.
Soon after the earthquake, BMG issued a tsunami warning but it was lifted later after receiving report from several areas, saying that there was no indication of tsunami.
"From its intensity, the quake is potential to trigger tsunami but so far we have yet to receive any report of tidal waves," North Maluku BMG spokesman Salimin said, adding that the temblor prompted the people in Ternate to rush out of their homes in panic.
It was reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was also felt by the people of Gorontalo, and Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi.
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, sits on the Pacific
"Ring of Fire," the edge of a tectonic plate prone to seismic
upheaval.
