Moderate quake shakes North Sulawesi

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 04/05/2010 6:42 PM

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Bitung in North Sulawesi at 5:05 p.m. on Monday, the Geophysics, Climatology and Meteorology Agency (BMKG) reported.

The agency said in its website the epicenter of the tremor was located 191 kilometers southwest of Bitung and 196 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital Manado, at a depth of 20 kilometers beneath the sea floor.

The agency did not issue any tsunami warning.

There were no immediate reports about fatalities or damages.