JAKARTA, Sept. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Manado, capital of North Sulawesi Province, on Monday morning, but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage.

    The tremor's epicenter was located in the Sulawesi Sea, about 500 km west of Manado, at a depth of 400 km, said the head of the local geophysics and meteorology station, Subardjo.

    The quake was felt by people living in Manado at I-II on the Merchalli Modified Intensity (MMI), he said.

    As the epicenter was far from Manado, the quake was felt by people in the city at low intensity, he added.

    Monday's tremor was the second to hit Manado in nine hours.

    Earlier, on Sunday night, an earthquake measuring 5.05 on the Richter scale hit the city. Enditem