The Indonesian Geophysics Agency announced, on Friday, that an earthquake measuring 6.4 degrees occurred off the Indonesian islands of Tanimbar in Maluku province, and ruled out the possibility of a tsunami.
The agency said that the epicenter was at a depth of 97 km, while the epicenter was 543 km southeast of Ambon, the capital of Maluku province.
There were no reports of damage, deaths or injuries from the earthquake.
Indonesia is located above the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, which is a very seismically active area, where different plates of the Earth’s crust meet and cause frequent earthquakes.
earthquakes of the previous days
- The American Center for Seismology announced that a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines, on Wednesday night Thursday, without causing any damage or casualties.
- The city of Al-Marj, in eastern Libya, was subjected to an earthquake, on Wednesday, which was felt by most of the residents, and it is the fourth quake recorded during the past days, which raised concerns about earthquakes.
- An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck an area near the New Zealand capital, Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey.
- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck areas in Romania on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey, and was felt by residents of neighboring countries such as Bulgaria and Serbia.
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