Jakarta (ANTARA News) - An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Sangihe Talaud Islands of North Sulawesi, at 10.42 a.m. of local time on Sunday.

According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency the epicenter of the earthquake was located at 4.50 degrees of the Northern Latitude and 125.01 degrees of the Eastern Longitude, or 118 km Northwest of Sangihe Islands, 327 km Northeast of Manado, North Sulawesi, or 2,344 km Northeast of Jakarta, at the depth of 12 km.

The earthquake has no tsunami potential.
(Uu.A059/A014)

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