5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Maluku province, no tsunami warning issued
The quake did not trigger a tsunami, the official said.
The quake did not trigger a tsunami, the official said.
The undersea quake struck at a depth of some 61 kilometres (38 miles), about 280 kilometres southwest of the city of Tual in the archipelago's Maluku province.
More than 100 people were also injured and at least 15,000 people had to evacuate because their houses were damaged by the strong jolt, Wibowo said.
The quake struck about 37 kilometres offshore northeast of Ambon in Maluku province at 8:46 am local time, at a depth of 29 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.
