Jayapura, Papua province (ANTARA News) - A moderate quake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hits South Halmahera district, North Maluku on Wednesday at 08.19 local time.

Information from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the quake was centered 131 kilometers southwest of South Halmahera district andt 0.93 southern longitude, 126.91 eastern latitude at a depth of 10 kilometers.

There has been no reports on casualties.
(T.KR-ALX/A051/H-NG/O001)

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