6.0 quake (at depth of 50KM) rocks Indonesia (USGS Reports a 6.1 at depth of 29KM in the same area)

[Turborama]

Source: AP

AKARTA - A 6.0-MAGNITUDE earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Wednesday but there were no reports of damage, an official said.

The epicentre was 106km southeast of Kaimana in West Papua province, beneath the sea at a depth of 50km, a government seismologist said.

'So far we haven?t received any reports about damage,' he said.

The US Geological Survey said it had recorded a 6.1-magnitude quake at a depth of 29km in the same area.

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