6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Molucca Sea

November 14, 2011 - JAKARTA — A 6.3-magnitude undersea earthquake struck Indonesia’s eastern North Maluku province on Monday in the Molucca Sea. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, and no tsunami alerts were issued by the NOAA. The earthquake occurred at 11:05 am (0405 GMT) with an epicenter 69 kilometers (42 miles) southwest of Labuha city, the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said. It struck at a depth of 19.4 kilometers. The US Geological Survey initially recorded the earthquake’s magnitude at 6.6 but later downgraded the quake to a 6.3. Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.  –The Extinction Protocol