Indonesia says quake hits south of Buru island, no tsunami threat

JAKARTA (Reuters) – An earthquake with a 6.0 magnitude struck south of Buru Island in the Moluccas Islands province in eastern Indonesia, the nation’s meteorology, climatology and geophysical company (BMKG) said on Tuesday.

The quake, which had a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), was not expected to trigger a tsunami, the firm included a bulletin published on Twitter.