A 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted a remote part of eastern Indonesia late Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning issued and no immediate reports of damage.
The undersea quake struck at a depth of some 107 kilometers (66 miles) in the sea between Indonesia’s Maluku and East Timor at 22:50 local time (13:50 GMT).
The epicenter was about 390 kilometers south of the city of Ambon in the archipelago’s Maluku province.
An AFP journalist in Dili, East Timor, roughly 400 kilometers away, reported feeling a slight tremor.
However, there is no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka at present with the effect of the above Earthquake, stated Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology.
Issuing an information bulletin, the Department declared the coastal areas of Sri Lanka to be safe.
This is announced in consultation with relevant national and international agencies, further said the Department.
-Agencies
