Indonesia-Earthquake

Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.6 Strikes Indonesia

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Jakarta: Two earthquakes of magnitudes 5.6, and 4.9 (as measured on the Richter scale) struck Indonesia on Friday, initial seismic data said.  The 5.6-magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 56 kilometres, while the 4.9 quake struck at a depth of 66 kilometres. The two were recorded within a gap of 13 minutes. No immediate … Read more

Earthquake today: Massive 6.05 magnitude quake jolts Java, Indonesia

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A 6.05-magnitude earthquake hit Java, Indonesia, on Friday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported Reuters. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), the agency added. Earlier quakes A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Talaud Islands on January 10, the GFZ said. GFZ mentioned that … Read more

5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts off Indonesia’s Aceh, no tsunami alert issued-Xinhua

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JAKARTA, April 8 (Xinhua) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s western Aceh province early Tuesday without triggering large waves, according to the country’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency. Initially, the agency reported the quake’s magnitude as 6.2 before revising it downward. The tremors occurred at 2:48 a.m. Jakarta time Tuesday (1948 GMT Monday), with … Read more

5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts off Indonesia’s Aceh, no tsunami alert issued-Xinhua

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JAKARTA, April 8 (Xinhua) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s western Aceh province early Tuesday without triggering large waves, according to the country’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency. Initially, the agency reported the quake’s magnitude as 6.2 before revising it downward. The tremors occurred at 2:48 a.m. Jakarta time Tuesday (1948 GMT Monday), with … Read more

6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Maluku province, no tsunami alert issued-Xinhua

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JAKARTA, April 1 (Xinhua) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province on Tuesday, with no potential to trigger large waves, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency said. The agency had initially recorded the magnitude as 6.3 before downgrading it. The tremors occurred at 5:15 p.m. Jakarta time (1015 GMT), with the … Read more