6.1-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia: USGS

No tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediates reports of damage

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Jakarta: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediates reports of damage.

The strong quake hit 258 kilometres northeast of the city of Manado in North Sulawesi.

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