Earthquake in Indonesia: Quake of magnitude 6.2 on richter scale hits Halmahera, no casualty reported

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale occurred North of Halmahera, Indonesia on Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to the NSC, the earthquake originating at a depth of 99 Km, was felt at 01:32:47 IST. No casualties have been reported so far. More details are awaited.