Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes West Papua

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 Magnetode jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of West Papua, but there was no initial report on damage or casualties, the meteorological agency said.

According to the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency yesterday, the earthquakes were not likely to trigger a tsunami.

The agency said that the quake occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning, with its epicenter 115 km southeast of the Caymana region, and its depth 14 km below the sea floor.

The agency said the quake was not felt by anyone.

Agus Sevol, an official with the disaster management agency’s emergency unit in West Papua province, said the tremors were not felt in the province.

So far, there have been no reports of buildings or homes being damaged, injured or dead.

“We didn’t feel the tremors here,” the official said by phone. – Xinhua

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