6.1-magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Wednesday, but did not potentially trigger a tsunami, the Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency said.

The quake, which hit at 11:43 a.m. local time (0443 GMT), was centered 67 km southeast Maluku Tengah district with a depth of 10 km. (ANI/Xinhua)

( With inputs from ANI )

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