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6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Banda Sea, off Indonesia

JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Wednesday (May 6), causing some residents to flee their homes, but there were no immediate reports of damage and the country's meteorology agency ruled out the risk of a tsunami.

The magnitude 6.9 quake struck in the Banda Sea, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, and was at a depth of 117km. The US Geological Survey gave a preliminary magnitude of 6.8.

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The earthquake was not capable of generating a tsunami affecting the Indian Ocean region, the Indonesia Tsunami Service Provider said.

A resident on the island of Kisar in Maluku province said they felt the earthquake for a few minutes and said people ran out of the houses in panic.

"People were asleep, we screamed. People ran because of the quake, beds shook," said Oce Karmomyana, who said there has been no damage.

An AFP journalist in Dili, East Timor, about 400km away, reported feeling a slight tremor.

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