JAKARTA - An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia's easternmost Papua province on Tuesday, sparking panic among residents but no reported casualties, meteorologists said.
The temblor came just days after a powerful quake left more than 5,400 dead on central Java island.
The quake struck Papua at 0328 GMT, with an epicenter located 115 kilometres (70 miles) northwest of central Wamena district, said Fadili Yusuf, an official at the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency.
"It was felt strongly in Wamena and caused panic among the population," he said, adding there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 5.6.
05/30/2006 04:53 GMT