Earthquake off the coast of East Timor; Tsunami warning issued for Indian Ocean region Tsunami Warning In Indian Ocean Region After Quake Off East Timor Coast

Jakarta: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the east coast of Jakarta on Friday morning, the US Geological Survey said. No tsunami alert was issued but no tsunami alert was issued for the quake.

The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued. But despite this, people went about their business as usual, an AFP spokesman said. East Timor has a population of 1.3 million.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook the region of North Sumatra in Indonesia last February, killing at least a dozen people. In addition, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Sumatra in 2004 killed at least 170,000 people.