The quake was at a depth of 100 km, EMSC added.
n earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck north of Halmahera island on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was at a depth of 100 km, EMSC added.
In early February, at least four people were killed when an earthquake struck the eastern part of Papua and crumpled a waterfront restaurant, officials said.
The 5.1-magnitude quake hit around 1.28 pm (0628 GMT) on land just southwest of Jayapura city at a depth of 22 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.
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