5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi Province on Tuesday but did not leave damages or casualties, the country’s weather agency said.
The Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics reported that the earthquake happened at 1:02 p.m. local time (0602 GMT).
It has its epicentre located 30km southeast of Parigi Moutong District and a depth of 87km under the land.
The agency added that the quake’s tremors did not potentially trigger a tsunami.
The quake jolts were felt weakly in parts of Central Sulawesi Province, and there were no reports of damages or casualties.
This included in the hardest-hit area, said Riki Hapri, an officer of the emergency unit of the provincial disaster and mitigation agency.
Indonesia sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone, the Pacific Ring of Fire.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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