JAKARTA: An undersea earthquake shook section of japanese Indonesia on Sunday, but there were no immediate studies of really serious injury or casualties.
The US Geological Survey reported the 5.7-magnitude quake struck about 158 kilometers (98 miles) off Laikit village in North Sulawesi province. It claimed the quake was centered about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) beneath the sea.
The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency, which set the quake at 5.9-magnitude and 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) depth, explained the quake was not likely to result in a tsunami.
Indonesia, a broad archipelago of 270 million people, is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its area on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines that arcs the Pacific.
In February, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed at the very least 25 individuals and injured additional than 460 in West Sumatra province. In January 2021, the exact same magnitude earthquake also killed far more than 100 people today and wounded almost 6,500 in West Sulawesi province.
The US Geological Survey reported the 5.7-magnitude quake struck about 158 kilometers (98 miles) off Laikit village in North Sulawesi province. It claimed the quake was centered about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) beneath the sea.
The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency, which set the quake at 5.9-magnitude and 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) depth, explained the quake was not likely to result in a tsunami.
Indonesia, a broad archipelago of 270 million people, is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its area on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines that arcs the Pacific.
In February, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed at the very least 25 individuals and injured additional than 460 in West Sumatra province. In January 2021, the exact same magnitude earthquake also killed far more than 100 people today and wounded almost 6,500 in West Sulawesi province.
