A shallow undersea quake of 5.6 magnitude jolted Papua province of Indonesia on Saturday but there was no potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said.
The quake struck at 08 : 20 a.m. Jakarta time (0120 GMT) with epicenter at 65 km northwest of Jayapura of the province and with the depth at 10 km under sea bed, an official from the the agency told Xinhua by phone.
Indonesia is prone to quake as it lies on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire."
Source : XINHUA
GMT 15:40 2018 Saturday ,29 September
152 aftershocks recorded after 7.4-magnitude quake in DonggalaGMT 08:26 2016 Sunday ,04 September
Earthquake causes limited damages in US state of OklahomaGMT 07:58 2016 Sunday ,04 September
5.7-Magnitude quake hits south PhilippinesGMT 08:54 2016 Friday ,02 September
Powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolts off New ZealandMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor