Manado, Nov. 15 -- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the areas of Jailolo Subdistrict in Halmahera Barat District, North Maluku Province, on Thursday at around 11:17 p.m. local time, but there were no immediate reports on casualties in the aftermath of the strong quake.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located around 134 kilometers away from northwest of Jailolo Subdistrict at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the Winangun Geophysics Station in Manado, the capital city of North Sulawesi Province.

"The tsunami warning is issued for the areas of Bitung city in North Sulawesi as well as Halmahera and Ternate in North Maluku," said Alfa, an operational staff of the Winangun Geophysics Station.

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