An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Maluku in eastern parts of Indonesia earlier Wednesday, but there were no tsunami alert issued and a report of casualty, officials disclosed here.
本周三早些时候，印度尼西亚东部马鲁故群岛发生一场里氏6.6级地震，但目前尚未有海啸预警以及人员伤亡的报道。
The quake rocked at 0017 GMT with epicenter at 184 km northeast Maluku Barat Daya and the depth at 173 km under sea bed, an official of meteorology and geophysics agency said.
"We did not issue a warning for tsunami. This quake is not dangerous as its center is deep," the official told Xinhua by phone.
The
intensity of the quake was felt at 2 to 3 MMI (Modified Mercally Intensity) in Tual town and 1 to 2 MMI in Saumlaki town, the official revealed.
"So far, there is no a report of damages or casualty," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster management agency told Xinhua via phone.
Indonesia lies on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire," making it
prone to quakes.
More than 100 people were killed with over 700 others sustaining injury as a shallow-and strong under-land quake, 6.5 magnitude, rocked Aceh province in northern tip of Sumatra Island earlier this month.
相关单词：jolted
jolted解释：（使）摇动， （使）震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 )
jolted例句：
The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
She was jolted out of her reverie as the door opened. 门一开就把她从幻想中惊醒。
相关单词：tsunami
tsunami解释：n.海啸
tsunami例句：
Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
相关单词：intensity
intensity解释：n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度
intensity例句：
I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。
相关单词：prone
prone解释：adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的
prone例句：
Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。
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