JAKARTA, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the sea southwest of Indonesia's Southeast Maluku in Maluku Province at 12:49 p.m. local time on Monday, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
The epicenter was located approximately 170 km southwest of Southeast Maluku, at a depth of 108 km, the BMKG said on its official website.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and is prone to frequent earthquakes. ■
