UPDATE 1-Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara, agency says

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JAKARTA, March 24 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off the coast of Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, the country's geophysics agency said on Sunday.

In a post on X, the agency said there was no tsunami potential.

The epicentre was located 104 km (65 miles) southeast of Ende city, in the East Nusa Tenggara province at a deep of 47 km, the agency said.

There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties. (Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman; Editing by William Mallard and Lincoln Feast.)

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