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	The quake struck at a depth of 14km kilometres (8.5 miles) under the Alor Sea at about 10:44 (0345 GMT), roughly 77km from the East Timorese capital of Dili, the US Geological Survey said.</div>
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	A disaster agency official in Alor, a remote string of islands closest to the epicentre, said the quake was felt strongly in the district for almost two minutes.</div>
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	&quot;We heard at least one building collapsed,&quot; Marthen Daud Ndaumanu Kalabahi told AFP.</div>
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	&quot;We are still trying to reach remote areas where there is no (phone) connection to see if there is any damage or victims.&quot;</div>
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	Indonesia&#39;s national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the quake did not trigger a tsunami but sent people fleeing in Alor.</div>
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	&quot;Some people panicked and scattered,&quot; he said via text message, but added he had heard no reports of casualties or property damage so far.</div>
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	Indonesia sits on the Pacific &quot;Ring of Fire&quot; where tectonic plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.</div>
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Powerful quake hits eastern Indonesia, reports of minor damage

JAKARTA (AFP) - A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, US seismologists said, with some reports of minor property damage but no casualties recorded so far.