Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes in sea off Indonesia, no tsunami risk - Malay Mail

File photo of a woman seen inside her house damaged after an earthquake hit in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, August 3, 2019. — Reuters pic

JAKARTA, May 6 — An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck in the Banda Sea, off Indonesia on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake was at a depth of 117 km (73 miles), EMSC said. The US Geological Survey gave a preliminary magnitude of 6.8.

The earthquake is not capable of generating a tsunami affecting the Indian Ocean region, the Indonesia Tsunami Service Provider said.

Indonesia, which sits on the seismically active Pacific “Ring of Fire”, often suffers deadly earthquakes and tsunamis. — Reuters

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2020-05-06 14:39:29Z