5.0-magnitude earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — An under-earth earthquake measuring 5.0 Richter scale rocked off Indonesia’s eastern South Papua province earlier Sunday, the country’s meteorology and geophysics agency said.
The tremors occurred at 04:20 a.m. Jakarta time on Sunday (2120 GMT Saturday) with its epicenter at 69 km northwest of Asmat regency and a depth of 10 km, the agency reported.
No tsunami warning was issued, as the tremors had no potential to generate large waves, it said.
Situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia often experiences seismic activity for its position within an earthquake-prone and volcanically active region. ■