6.6 Magnitude Earthquake hits Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck the Banda Sea in Indonesia, the German Institute for Geosciences Research said.

The institute said the epicenter was at a depth of 137 kilometers.

The Indonesian Geophysics Agency said the earthquake had no tsunami potential.

The Banda Sea is a part of the Pacific Ocean in Indonesia, surrounded by the island of Sulawesi to the west and the Moluccas to the north.

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