Strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake hits offshore eastern Indonesia
ALBAWABA - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Monday off eastern Indonesia, the US Geological Survey reported on Monday morning.
According to sources, the quake didn't trigger a tsunami threat.
The quake epicentre was at a depth of 80 kilometres, and it struck about 177 kilometres west of the city of Tual in the eastern Maluku province.
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