(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-04-03 09:20

JAKARTA -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 rocked Maluku province in eastern Indonesia on Thursday with no immediate report of casualties, meteorology agency said.

The quake struck at 2:10 local time  with epicenter at 223 kilometers northwest Saumlaki town of the province and at 136 kilometers in depth, an official of the agency said.

Indonesia is laid on a vulnerable quake-hit zone called the "Pacific Ring of Fire",  where two continental plates meet that cause frequent and seismic volcanic movement.