Hong Kong: A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck in the southern Indian Ocean Saturday, but there was no indication of a destructive tsunami and unlikely to be any casualties or damage, United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The shallow tremor struck at 6:24 am (22:24 GMT Friday), around 3,100 kilometers (1,950 miles) southwest of the Australian city of Perth and 1,000 km from the uninhabited Heard Island and McDonald Islands, the USGS said.
The epicenter was at the Southeast Indian ridge, a tectonic plate boundary located along the sea floor of the southern Indian Ocean.
The USGS did not issue a notice of a possible Tsunami.
QNA
