6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia

JAKARTA (Xinhua) - An undersea quake measuring 6.0 Richter scale jolted Maluku, in eastern parts of Indonesia earlier Sunday, but it is not potential for tsunami, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here .  

The quake rocked at 05:05 a.m. Jakarta time Sunday (22:05 GMT) with epicenter at 165 km northwest Maluku Tenggara Barat of Maluku province and with the depth at 133 km under sea bed, an official of the agency told Xinhua over phone.

The USGS also reported the quake was at 6.0 magnitude.

Indonesia is prone to quake as it lies on a vulnerable quake- hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire."Mid of last month a powerful quake struck the area and trigger a small tsunami.