BALI, Indonesia (AP) -- An earthquake on Friday rattled Indonesia's resort island of Bali, where thousands of people were gathering for a U.N. climate change conference. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The 5.4-magnitude tremor was centered 150 miles southwest of Bali, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site. It struck around 6 miles beneath the ocean floor.

The quake could be felt in Bali, where more than 10,000 people were attending a two-week conference about rising global temperatures, which scientists say could lead to severe droughts and flooding, melting ice caps and rising seas, and the extinction of animals.

The walls and floors of massive tents set up in a sprawling complex of five-star hotels shook for around 10 seconds, but officials said they did not have any reports of injuries or damage. The quake was not strong enough to trigger a tsunami warning.

Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, is prone to seismic upheavals due to its location on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.

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Magnitude
5.4
Date-Time
    * Friday, December 07, 2007 at 10:45:53 UTC
    * Friday, December 07, 2007 at 06:45:53 PM at epicenter
Location
10.026°S, 113.482°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Distances
215 km (130 miles) S of Jember, Java, Indonesia
240 km (150 miles) SSE of Malang, Java, Indonesia
245 km (150 miles) SW of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
855 km (530 miles) ESE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 10 km (6.2 miles); depth fixed by location program