The epicenter of the quake which struck at 04.47 a.m. local time on Friday was located 117 km southwest of Ternate at a depth of 10 km, head of the Kotabumi, Lampung geophysics station Chrismanto, who monitored the quake said.
The BMKG said the quake which was located at 0.54 degree northern latitude and 126.31 degrees eastern longitude did not have the potential to cause a tsunami.
On Tuesday evening (Dec 11) a 5.9-magnitude undersea earthquake also rocked Ternate but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage, according to the local geophysics station.
The epicenter of the quake which struck at 03.18 p.m. local time on Tuesday was located 114 km southwest of Ternate at a depth of 13 km, head of the Ternate geophysics station Ario Fauzi said.
The quake did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami, he said.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.
North Maluku lies at the meeting point of the country`s two main chains of volcanoes.
(B003/b003).
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