December 24, 2009
JAKARTA (AFP) - A moderate earthquake struck off Indonesia Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning.
The US Geological Survey said a 5.6-magnitude quake struck at 6:37 am (2137 GMT), at a depth of 76 kilometres (47 miles) and was centred 199 kilometres west-northwest of Saumlaki.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.
A 7.6-magnitude quake that struck Sumatra island on September 30 killed more than 1,000 people.
