BALI, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake off Indonesia rattled the popular resort island of Bali early Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials said.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.5-magnitude quake struck at 1:08 a.m. (1708 GMT Thursday) and was centered 315 miles (510 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor.
It hit waters 160 miles (260 kilometers) northeast of Bali.
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[/caption]Beni Hendrawanto, of the country's geological and meteorology department, said it could be felt in the main city of Denpasar but there were no initial reports of damage or injuries.
Indonesia is located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
Central Indonesia rocked by 6.6-magnitude quake; no damage reported
JAKARTA, Indonesia - An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale shook parts of central Indonesia early Friday, including the resort island of Bali, the country's geophysics agency said.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
The quake occurred at 12:08 a.m. local time, the Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency said.
A Bali resident said he felt the quake strongly.
"It's fine in Kuta but I don't know about other areas," said Robin Malau, who lives in Bali's main tourist strip of Kuta.
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