According to Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, thequake, which jolted at 14:18 pm (Indonesia time), was centered 27 km northeastof Melonguane sub-district in Talaud islands district with a depth of 10 km.
On September 8 morning, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook the area offshoreMaluku province, eastern Indonesia, but no tsunami alert was issued.
Indonesia has been frequently hit by earthquakes as it lies on a quake-pronezone in the Pacific "Ring of Fire."/.