A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of North Maluku in Indonesia

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred off the coast of North Maluku in Indonesia. This was reported by Reuters on February 5.

It is specified that the earthquake, the origin of which was at a depth of 81 km, does not carry the potential of a tsunami.

"There were no urgent reports of damage," the agency informed.

Earlier, on January 31, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 occurred in Ecuador. It is noted that the epicenter of the seismic event was located 70 km northeast of the city of Ambato with a population of about 154 thousand people. The source lay at a depth of 10 km.