M6.8 earthquake strikes Banda Sea off Indonesia: CENC

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck the Banda Sea off Indonesia at 11:09 p.m. Jakarta time on Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The quake at a depth of 640 km was monitored at 6.74 degrees south latitude and 123.54 degrees east longitude, said CENC.

The country's meteorology and geophysics agency did not issue a warning for a tsunami.

No casualties or property damages have been reported.

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