6.4-magnitude earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia
Dec 31, 2023
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 31: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern province of Papua earlier Sunday, with no potential to cause a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The weather agency previously said the magnitude of the quake was recorded at 6.5.
The earthquake jolted at 00:16 a.m. Jakarta time Sunday (1716 GMT Saturday) with the epicenter located at 1 km south of Sarmi regency of Papua province and a depth of 50 km, it said.
The agency did not issue a tsunami warning because the tremors of the quake would not trigger giant waves.
Indonesia has been frequently stricken by earthquakes because of its position on a vulnerable quake-hit zone called "the Pacific Ring of Fire."
Source: Xinhua
