KUPANG, Indonesia: A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage.

The offshore tremor struck at a shallow depth of eight kilometers (five miles), about 100 kilometers southeast of Kupang on the Indonesian portion of Timor island, the USGS said.

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