Moderate quake hits Timor-Leste

Moderate quake hits Timor-Leste
A moderate earthquake measuring 5. 3 on the Richter scale hit Timor-Leste at 03:45 local time on Wednesday (1845 GMT on Tuesday), Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said.

The tremor was centered at 270 kilometers northeast Dili and at depth of 282 kilometers under seabed, the agency said.

The agency did not release a tsunami warning.

Editor: Chen Zhi

English.news.cn   2011-12-21 07:52:52              
JAKARTA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua)