Powerful quake rattles Indonesia.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A deep earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook eastern Indonesia Saturday, sending panicked residents running out of their homes, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert was issued, said Suharjono, an agency spokesman.

The tremor struck at a depth of about 100 kilometers (60 miles) in Maluku province, about 2,700 kilometers (1,700 miles) east of the capital, Jakarta.

"The TV, chairs, everything in my house fell down, I saw utility poles shaking," Gulman, a resident of Saumlaki town on the island of Tanimbar, told El-shinta radio.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake at a magnitude 6.5.

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Earthquake hits Indonesia's East Java southern coastal areas
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted the eastern coastal areas of Indonesia's East Java province at 3:47 a.m. on Saturday.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located 68 km under the sea at 8.63 degrees south latitude and 112.34 degrees east longitude, some 65 km southeast of Balitar, Antara news agency quoted Head of local Meteorological and Geophysics Agency (BMG) Sugiharto as saying.

"This earthquake is relatively stronger than the previous quakes that rocked the eastern coasts of East Java," Sugiharto said.

The tremors of the earthquake were also felt by residents in Malang, Tulungagung, Trenggalek and Pacitan districts in East Java province.

But the earthquake did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami. There were no immediate reports on damages.

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