Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off Indonesia SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A shallow 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck at sea 96 miles northwest of Ternate in the Indonesian Moluccas on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no threat of a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake was only 6.2 miles deep. A 7.3 quake was recorded off the Moluccas on Saturday, causing residents near the quake to flee their homes. Reporting by Nick Macfie; Editing by Jeremy Laurence