Earthquake jolts off central Indonesia

The Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics reported that a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province on February 14, but did not leave damage or casualties.
Earthquake jolts off central Indonesia ảnh 1Earthquake jolts off central Indonesia on February 14 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics reported that a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province on February 14, but did not leave damage or casualties.

The agency said that the earthquake happened at 13:02 p.m. local time with its epicenter located 30 km southeast of Parigi Moutong district and a depth of 87 km under-land.

The tremors of the quake did not potentially trigger a tsunami, it added.

The jolts of the quake were felt weakly in parts of Central Sulawesi province, and so far there were no reports of damage or casualties, including in the hardest-hit area, said Riki Hapri.

Indonesia sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone - the Pacific Ring of Fire./.

VNA

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