Jakarta (VNA) – A 7.1-magnitude quake struck the area near Ternate city ofNorth Maluku province of Indonesia early November 15.
The USGeological Survey (USGS) reported that the quake was centered in the sea about140 kilometers northwest of Ternate. However, the agency gave no tsunami alert.
Meanwhile,Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climate and Geophysics Agency issued tsunami warning forNorth Sulawesi and North Maluku, but it was cancelled about two hours later.
Noreport on casualties and damage has been given.
Indonesia, one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth,straddles the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic platescollide and large portion of the world’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakesoccur.
A 7.5-magnitude quake and asubsequent tsunami in Palu on Sulawesi island on September, 2018 killed morethan 2,200 people, with over 1,000 more missing./.
The USGeological Survey (USGS) reported that the quake was centered in the sea about140 kilometers northwest of Ternate. However, the agency gave no tsunami alert.
Meanwhile,Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climate and Geophysics Agency issued tsunami warning forNorth Sulawesi and North Maluku, but it was cancelled about two hours later.
Noreport on casualties and damage has been given.
Indonesia, one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth,straddles the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic platescollide and large portion of the world’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakesoccur.
A 7.5-magnitude quake and asubsequent tsunami in Palu on Sulawesi island on September, 2018 killed morethan 2,200 people, with over 1,000 more missing./.
VNA
