An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted¹ Maluku in eastern parts of Indonesia earlier Wednesday, but there were no tsunami² alert issued and a report of casualty, officials disclosed here.

 

本周三早些时候，印度尼西亚东部马鲁故群岛发生一场里氏6.6级地震，但目前尚未有海啸预警以及人员伤亡的报道。

 

The quake rocked at 0017 GMT with epicenter at 184 km northeast Maluku Barat Daya and the depth at 173 km under sea bed, an official of meteorology and geophysics agency said.

 

"We did not issue a warning for tsunami. This quake is not dangerous as its center is deep," the official told Xinhua by phone.

 

The intensity³ of the quake was felt at 2 to 3 MMI (Modified Mercally Intensity) in Tual town and 1 to 2 MMI in Saumlaki town, the official revealed.

 

"So far, there is no a report of damages or casualty," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster management agency told Xinhua via phone. 

 

Indonesia lies on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire," making it prone⁴ to quakes. 

 

More than 100 people were killed with over 700 others sustaining injury as a shallow-and strong under-land quake, 6.5 magnitude, rocked Aceh province in northern tip of Sumatra Island earlier this month.

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