A strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Sunday evening, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami
strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Sunday evening, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami.
The magnitude-6.6 quake was centered 157 kilometers west of the town of Tobelo, which is on the island of Halmahera, the US Geological Survey said. The quake had a depth of 55 kilometersaccording The Associated Press.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a tsunami and did not issue a warning. Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency also said the quake did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami.
Indonesia is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire,' an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. In December 2004, a massive earthquake off Sumatra island triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries. (***)
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