Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says “there is no tsunami threat” (representative)
Jakarta, Indonesia:
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck near the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province at 0948 GMT at a depth of about 35 kilometers (22 miles).
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the quake.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said “there is no tsunami threat” from the Molucca Sea earthquake.
But the Indonesian Geophysical Agency (BMKG) issued a warning to residents in nearby areas of possible aftershocks.
Indonesia is a vast archipelago country prone to frequent earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire.” The “Ring of Fire” is an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide, stretching from Japan to Southeast Asia and across the Pacific Basin.
In January 2021, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Sulawesi, killing more than 100 people and leaving thousands homeless.
In 2018, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Palu, Sulawesi, killing more than 2,200 people.
In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Aceh Province, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 170,000 people.
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