Published on
03/07/2026 - 6:26 GMT+2
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The tremor occurred at a depth of 120 kilometres, roughly 58 kilometres west of Tobelo in the North Maluku province, at 11:31 local time (02:31 GMT).
"I was sitting and having coffee at a roadside stall when suddenly my chair started rocking. I panicked for a moment because I'm still traumatised by past earthquakes," Umar Abbas, a resident of Ternate, located around 114 kilometres from the epicentre, told the AFP news agency.
