Jakarta (dpa) - A strong 6.6 magnitude undersea earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Timor island on Wednesday, prompting Indonesian seismologists to issue a tsunami warning, but it was lifted off after no tidal waves materialized.
The quake struck at about 0732 GMT, with its epicentre in the Banda Sea, about 300 kilometres north-east of Dili, the capital of East Timor.
Suhardjono, an official at Indonesia's National Meteorology and Geophysics Agency, said the quake took place at a depth of 23 kilometres, adding that a tsunami warning was issued following the quake.
However, more than 30 minutes later the warning has been removed after there were no reports of tidal waves from the nearby areas, other officials said.
"We have received no reports of tsunami from nearby islands," said Hardiyanto, another seismologist, adding that nearest Indonesian island hit by the quake was Wetar Island.
Indonesia lies within the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire," where there is frequent seismic activity.
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Earlier report:
Jakarta (dpa) - A strong 6.6 magnitude undersea earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Timor island on Wednesday, prompting Indonesian seismologists to issue a tsunami warning.
The quake struck at about 0732 GMT, with its epicentre in the Banda Sea, about 300 kilometres north-east of Dili, the capital of East Timor.
Suhardjono, an official at Indonesia's National Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), said the quake took place at a depth of 23 kilometres, adding that a tsunami warning was issued following the quake.
But, he added, there were no immediate reports of tidal waves from the nearby areas following the quake.
Indonesia lies within the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire," where there is frequent seismic activity.
15:11 Jan 30, 2008
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