Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity because of its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”.
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A powerful 6.2 magnitude quake has struck some 190 miles south of the Indonesian island of Lombok, according to preliminary data from the US Geological Survey.
The undersea quake, at a depth of 29km, hit at a distance of 234km from the popular holiday island of Lombok, it added.
The epicentre of the quake was 38.8km (24 miles) deep, about 126km (80 miles) west-northwest of Kota Ternate, the US Geological Survey said.
Other details about the natural disaster were not immediately available, and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
“We did not issue a warning for tsunami for this quake”, Kurniawan said.
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Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, national disaster management agency spokesperson, told Anadolu Agency that despite the strength of the shallow quake, it lacked the energy to generate a tsunami.
