The quakes epicenter was located at 7.44 degrees southern Latitude and 129.07 degrees of eastern longitude, and at a depth of 121 km below sea level.
The tremor did not have potential to trigger a tsunami.
Maluku Province is prone to earthquakes as it lies on the convergence point of three of the regions major tectonic plates - Pacific, Indo Australia and Eurasia.
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