A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Banda Sea off eastern Indonesia, more than 300 kilometers from the coast, the American Geophysical Institute said Wednesday.
The quake, which was initially announced to have a magnitude of 6.9, occurred at 11:53 local time (04:53 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometers and more than 340 kilometers from the nearest point on the coast, and no tsunami warning was issued, the institute said.
Residents of the town of Samulaki in Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands felt an earthquake as a result of the quake, according to the local meteorology, climate and geophysical agency.
Lampart Tatang, who lives in the town, told AFP: "The tremor was very strong. But the people here did not panic. We're used to tremors." The 41-year-old added that residents dealt calmly with the quake "especially after we learned that no tsunami warning was issued, so life is normal now".
Indonesia is subject to frequent earthquakes because of its location on the "Ring of Fire", an area where earthquakes and volcanoes are active in the Pacific Ocean.
In November 2022, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the densely populated province of West Java, killing more than 600 people.
A major earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 230,<> people in countries including Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.