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Indonesia’s geological agency pegged the magnitude at 5.9 with no threat of tsunami.
The quake’s epicentre was 11km northeast of Jailolo city, North Maluku, with a depth of 168km, the agency added.
There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties.
Indonesia straddles the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, an area of high seismic activity that rests atop multiple tectonic plates.
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