A 6.9-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported, but there was no tsunami warning issued and no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
In Kupang city, far south of the quake’s epicentre in the Banda Sea, frightened residents ran outside as buildings and streetlights swayed.“Many people ran outside as stuff started falling off the shelves and we were afraid something worse might happen.”
Deep quakes tend to cause less damage than shallow ones and USGS said there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage. The Southeast Asian archipelago experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic plates collide.
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