Magnitude 5.9 Quake Hits off Indonesia - USGS

The quake was not large enough to trigger a tsunami.

A magnitude 5.9 quake struck off Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday.

It said the shallow quake, only 6.2 miles (10 km) deep, was centered 186 miles (300 km) west of Saumlaki, in between the Tanimbar Islands and East Timor.

The quake was not large enough to trigger a tsunami but could cause some local waves.