"We do not issue a tsunami warning as it was not potential for tsunami," the official said.
The intensity of the quake was felt at 4 to 5 MMI (Modified Mercally Intensity) at Sorong town, 3 to 4 MMI at Rajaampat town and 2 to 4 MMI at Manokwari town, he said.
The USGS reported the quake was at 6.6 magnitude. "The shakes of the quake was felt at 15 seconds, and the people rushed out their houses," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national disaster management agency told Xinhua over phone.
"Windows and walls of houses and buildings were cracked," he said and added that the assessment over the impact is still undertaken.
Indonesia is prone to quake as it sits on a vulnerable quake- hit zone so called "The Pacific Ring of Fire."
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