Powerful quake strikes off Papua, Indonesia（在线收听）

JAKARTA, Sept.30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 7. 4 rocked Papua, in easternmost(最东部) of Indonesia, on Thursday, potential（可能性） for tsunami, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported.

The quake struck at 00:10 a.m. Jakarta time Thursday (1710 GMT Wednesday) with epicenter 141 km southeast Kaimana town of Irian Barat in Papua and with the depth 25 km under sea bed, an official of the agency named only Octivar said.

The intensity（强度） of the qake was felt at 3 to 4 MMI (modified Mercally Intensity in Tual of Mauku province, he said. "We have issued a tsunami warning," the official said.

The USGS reported at its web site that the quake was measured at 6.6 magnitude and with the depth at 21.2 km. （本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）