A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the sea southwest of Southeast Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia, at 6:46 p.m. Jakarta time on Thursday, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), AzVision.az reports, citing Xinhua.
The epicenter was located about 192 km southwest of Southeast Maluku Regency at a depth of 117 km, at coordinates 6.17 degrees south latitude and 131.08 degrees east longitude.
The BMKG reported that the quake has no potential to trigger a tsunami. There have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Indonesia sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where seismic activity is frequent.
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