An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck an island in eastern Indonesia on Monday, but there were no reports of damage, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake struck the island of Tabat in the Maluka Sea and was centred at a depth of 10 kilometres.
There were no reports of damage or injuries on the island, which has a population of about 50,000.
The Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysical Agency confirmed that no tsunami warning had been issued.
Earthquakes are common in Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago located in the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’, which stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia to the Pacific Basin.