JAKARTA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Indonesian meteorology agency issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday after an undersea quake at 6.6 strength on the Richter scale hit offshore East Timor.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake at 6.3 magnitude and at a depth of 164 km (103 miles).

The epicentre of the quake was 299 km northeast of East Timor's capital city, Dili, Indonesia's agency said. (Reporting by Harry Suhartono; Editing by Jerry Norton)

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