A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore Southwest Sumba early Sunday. Indonesian disaster officials said there was no tsunami potential and no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Southwest Sumba district in East Nusa Tenggara on Sunday morning, Indonesia's disaster agency said. The epicentre was at sea, 14 kilometres southwest of Kodi, at a depth of 10 kilometres, at 9.70 south and 118.92 east.
Berton SP Panjaitan, acting head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency's data and communications centre, said the quake hit at 5:55 a.m. local time and had no tsunami potential. Strong shaking lasted about one minute in Southwest Sumba, West Sumba and West Manggarai.
Some residents felt the tremor. Panjaitan said the situation stayed calm, with no reports of panic, and that local officials had received no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The agency told residents to ignore unverified rumours and to follow official updates. If aftershocks occur, people were advised to stay away from damaged buildings and to keep a distance from the coast.
Monitoring was continuing on Sunday. The national agency had not confirmed casualties in the statement carried by ANTARA.