JAKARTA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia's eastern province of Highland Papua on Friday, the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said.

The on-land quake occurred at 22 km southeast of Yahukimo regency at 14:06 p.m. local time (0706 GMT) with a depth of 10 km, the agency said.

Indonesia, an archipelago made of thousands of islands, is prone to earthquakes for its position on the vulnerable quake-hit zone called "the Pacific Ring of Fire." Enditem

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