Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off Indonesia

  • 18/02/2016
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A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck off Indonesia.

According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck at 1726 GMT on Wednesday (6:26am New Zealand time on Thursday).

The epicenter of the earthquake was 178km east of Ternate in the Moluccas and about 41km deep, the USGS said.

Reuters