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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 has struck near Kepulauan Babar region in Indonesia, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) says. The quake was at a depth of 117km, EMSC said.

The US Geological Survey gave a preliminary magnitude of 6.8.  The earthquake is not capable of generating a tsunami affecting the Indian Ocean region, the Indonesia Tsunami Service Provider said.

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