Quake strikes Indonesia’s North Maluku but no reports of deaths

M6.2 earthquake strikes Indonesia's North Maluku

An earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude struck Indonesia's North Maluku province on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

Quake strikes Indonesia’s North Maluku but no reports of deaths

JAKARTA, Sept 11 — A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s remote North Maluku province today, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said, but there were no immediate reports of heavy damage or deaths. The Indonesian geological agency pegged the magnitude at 5.9 with no threat of tsunami. North Maluku covers the northern part of the Maluku islands. The quake’s epicentre was 11km north-east of Jailolo, on Halmahera island,…