Oct 31 (Reuters) - Officials of the U.S. Securities and

Exchange Commission are investigating if miner Freeport-McMoRan ( FCX )

failed to disclose the threats that an earthquake could

pose to its new copper smelter complex in Indonesia, Bloomberg

News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the

matter.

The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request

for comment, while the SEC declined to comment on the report.

(Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun

Koyyur)