A view of the Labuan Bajo marina, a gateway to the Komodo National Park in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, May 11, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)
JAKARTA – An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara island on Tuesday, the geophysics agency said, adding there was no potential for tsunami.
The quake was felt weakly on land in some areas on East Nusa Tenggara but there were no immediate reports of damage, the geophysics agency said
The agency said the epicenter of the quake was out at sea at a depth of 75 kilometers in the eastern Indonesian region, close to Timor Leste.
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The quake was felt weakly on land in some areas on East Nusa Tenggara but there were no immediate reports of damage, the agency said.
Indonesia straddles the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", a highly seismically active zone, where different plates on the Earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcano activity.