Bandarlampung, Lampung (ANTARA News) - An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck the waters off the northern coast of Sulawesi island on Wednesday at 03.12 p.m.

The epicenter of the quake was located 100 km northeast of Melonguane area in North Sulawesi province at a depth of 10 km, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said in its official website.

The quake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami, it said.

(T.A054/Uu.S012/H-YH/P003)

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