JAKARTA, Jan 7 — A strong earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.2 jolted Gorontalo province in central Indonesia earlier on Thursday, but there would be no potential tsunami, said the meteorology and geophysics agency, Xinhua news agency reported.
Previously the agency published the quake at a magnitude of 6.4. The quake struck at 3.59 Jakarta time on Thursday (2059 GMT) with the epicentre at 71 km Bonebelago district and the depth at 131 km under seabed, the agency said.
The intensity of the quake was felt at II to III MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) at Gorontalo city, according to the agency.
The jolts were also felt in Luwuk sub-district of nearby and Marowali district of nearby Central Sulawesi province, Baroko subdistrict of South Sulawesi province and Bolangmongondow of North Sulawesi province, according to the agency.- BERNAMA