JAKARTA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted near Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands in Maluku province on Tuesday night, the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said.
The quake struck at 21:40:18 local time, with its epicenter located about 183 km northwest of Tanimbar Islands at a depth of 185 km, BMKG said on its website, confirming that the earthquake had no tsunami potential.
The tremor was felt by residents, especially in Saumlaki of the Tanimbar Islands regency. Some people rushed out of their houses, but there were no reports of damage to buildings or houses, Michael Steven Narantery, head of the emergency unit at the regency's Disaster Management Agency, told Xinhua over phone.
He added that the tremor caused no casualties. ■
