Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes off Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean

LONDON - A magnitude 6.7 quake struck in the Indian Ocean east-northeast of Christmas Island on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

 

The quake was recorded at a depth of 6.9 miles at a distance of 108 miles east-northeast of the Australian territory at 1647 GMT, the USGS said.

 

There was no immediate report of a tsunami warning from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.  — Reuters