Meteorological agencies say a powerful earthquake has rocked part of East Timor. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the tremor at a magnitude-6.0, while the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency registered a more powerful quake of 6.4.

It struck 55 miles north of the capital, Dili, at a depth of 7 miles on Saturday, the agencies said.

Witnesses said people fled outdoors in panic.