Indonesia says 6.0 earthquake felt in Sulawesi

Jakarta, Aug 31: A 6.0 magnitude undersea earthquake shook northern parts of Sulawesi island today, but there was no risk of a tsunami, the country's meteorology agency said.

The quake struck at 4.08 pm 1338 hours IST and was centered 180 km southeast of Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, said Yuli Fitria, an official at the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency. It was at a depth of 78 km.

''Because of its depth, there's no risk of tsunami,'' she said, adding that there were no reports of damage or casualties. The US Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 5.7.

REUTERS

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