The quake`s epicenter was located at 8.13 degrees southern latitude and 119.87 degrees eastern longitude, some 40 kilometers (km) north of Labuan Bajo City, West Manggarai District, and at a depth of 45 km, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
The BMKG said there were no reports of casualties and damages caused by the earthquake.
Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, as it is located on the "Pacific Ring of Fire," where several tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activities.
As a result, several parts of the archipelago are prone to earthquakes, as could be observed from last year`s deadly earthquakes in Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara Province, and Palu, the capital city of Central Sulawesi Province.
Reporting by Bernadus Tokan,Yuni Arisandy Sinaga
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