Indonesia:Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Sulawesi Islands

Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Saturday experiance a 6.1-magnitude earthquake. The United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The strong quake hit 258 kilometers (160 miles) northeast of the city of Manado in North Sulawesi at a depth of 68 kilometers.

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Sulawesi island, the USGS says, but no tsunami warning is issued and there are no immediate reports of damage

The quake hit 258kms northeast of Manado in North Sulawesi at a depth of 68kms pic.twitter.com/l0nsaxExcX

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Indonesia experiences frequent quakes due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.