5.4-Magnitude Quake Struck Eastern Indonesia

5.4-Magnitude Quake Struck Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Feb 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua today, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

The earthquake hit at 1:28 p.m. local time (0628 GMT), with its epicentre located at one km south-west of the provincial capital of Jayapura, and a depth of 10 km, the agency said.

The earthquake did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami, it said.– NNN-ANTARA  

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