An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale joltedIndonesia’s island of Bali on Tuesday, but authorities did not issue a tsunamialert.
The quake hit at around 7.18 a.m., a disaster managementofficial said.
“We did not issue a tsunami warning, as this quake didnot have the potential to trigger big waves,” he told Xinhua news agency.
The quake has only caused minor damages in Nusa Dua so farand there has no immediate report of casualties.
An assessment on the impact of the quake has beenundertaken, the official added.
Indonesia is frequently hit by earthquakes as it sits on avulnerable quake-hit zone called “the Pacific Ring of Fire”.