6.2 quake rattles Bali

Afp, Jakarta

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake was felt in the Indonesian resort island of Bali early yesterday, an AFP correspondent said, but there was no tsunami alert and no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake hit around 300 kilometres (190 miles) east of Bali at a depth of around 72 kilometres just off the island of Sumbawa at 6:30 am (2230 GMT Thursday), the US Geological Survey said.