Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Indonesia

By IANS
Monday, February 15, 2010

JAKARTA - A magnitude 6.8 undersea earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia Tuesday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.

The quake occurred at 04.51 a.m. Tuesday with the epicentre at 262 km northwest of Saumlaki and at a depth of 106 km, an official of the agency told Xinhua. There was no report of damage or casualties.

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