Moderate 5.2 quake hits Indonesia

HONG KONG: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Timor island in eastern Indonesia early Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued.
The shallow quake struck at around 4.30am local time (2030 GMT), some 11km north of the city of Kupang, the US Geological Survey said.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where the meeting of continental plates causes high seismic activity, and is frequently hit by earthquakes. – AFP