JAKARTA -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's eastern Papua Barat province on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued, an official of the meteorology and geophysics agency said.
The quake jolted the area at 10:03 a.m. local time (0303 GMT), and its epicenter was located 26 km. beneath southeast Manokwari, Muhammad Fadila said.
"So far, we have not issued a warning for tsunami," he told Xinhua over the phone.
The jolts of the quake did not cause any damage or casualty, spokesman of the national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.
"The tremors only triggered panic, people were rushing outside their houses in Manokwari," the spokesman told Xinhua in a text message.
The quake was strongly felt for five minutes, Sutopo said.
Indonesia is prone to earthquakes as it lies on a vulnerable quake-affected area called "the Pacific Ring of Fire". (Xinhua)
