Indonesia quake measures 7.4 magnitude - USGS

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WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) An earthquake that hit Indonesia today was at magnitude 7.4 and 282.1 km deep, the U S Geological Survey said on its Web site.

The quake was too deep to prompt a tsunami warning, said Robert Cessaro at the US National Weather Service's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The quake took place at 12:05 am local time yesterday 2235 IST today. Its epicenter was 112 km from Jakarta.

REUTERS AB HT2235

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