7.1 magnitude earthquake jolts off central Indonesian province

JAKARTA, Jan. 18 (Bernama) -- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted off the province of North Sulawesi in central Indonesia on Wednesday, reported Xinhua, quoting the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency.

The earthquake hit at 1:06 p.m. local time (06:06 GMT) with its epicentre located 141 km southeast of the Melonguane sub-district of Talaud island district and a depth of 64 km under the seabed, the agency said.

The tremors of the quake did not potentially trigger a tsunami, it added - BERNAMA