January 12, 2016•Update: January 12, 2016
JAKARTA
Indonesia's Talaud Islands were struck by a strong earthquake early Tuesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami.
The local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported the 6.4-magnitude quake as hitting the islands north of Sulawesi at 00.38 a.m. (1638GMT Monday).
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no tsunami threat.
Indonesia lies within the Pacific’s "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide and cause frequent seismic and volcanic activity.
