Papua, Oct. 16 -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck West Papua, Indonesia, on Thursday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

The quake occurred at 11:57 am (IST) with its epicentre located at latitude 2.26 degrees South and longitude 138.86 degrees East, at a depth of 55 kilometres beneath the surface.

So far, there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Indonesian authorities are monitoring the situation closely, given the region's vulnerability to seismic activity.

The epicentre was about 200 kilometres from Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, The Jakarta Post reported. However, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirmed that no tsunami warning was issued f...