Strong 6.5 magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia
No tsunami warning issued after powerful tremor
Jakarta: A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The quake struck about 37 kilometres northeast of Ambon in Maluku province at 8.46am local time, at a depth of 29 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.