The death toll from from a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck the Molucca islands in eastern Indonesia has risen to 30, an official says.
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The figure is up from 19 on Friday, when the toll was revised figure because some of the victims had been counted twice.
The National Disaster Management Agency said it was continuing to assess the situation in the aftermath of Thursday's quake.
At least 159 people were injured and almost 600 homes and other buildings were damaged on Ambon and Seram islands after the quake, agency spokesman Agus Wibowo said.
"As of Saturday morning, the climatology and geophysics agency BML has recorder at least 475 aftershocks," he added.
The quake struck at 8:46am with an epicentre 36.9 kilometres north-east of Ambon, at a depth of 29 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake didn't generate a tsunami warning.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area known for seismic upheavals and volcanic eruptions.
Australian Associated Press
