Jakarta (VNA) – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hitMajene city of Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on February 3, but it did not trigger tsunami warnings.
The country’sMeteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the earthquakeoccurred at 15:25 (Western Indonesian Time).
With a depth of 18km, its epicenter was located 9km northwestof Majene. Besides Majene, the earthquake was also felt in nearbyMamuju and Polewali Mandar cities.
Indonesia lies on the Circum-Pacific Belt, also known as the Ring of Fire, where several tectonicplates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activities.
On January 15, an earthquake measuring a magnitudeof 6.2 claimed more than 90 lives andinjured over 820 people in Majene district and coastal Mamuju city of WestSulawesi.
Anothermeasuring 7.1 magnitudes on the Richter scale struck North Sulawesi on January21 night./.
The country’sMeteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the earthquakeoccurred at 15:25 (Western Indonesian Time).
With a depth of 18km, its epicenter was located 9km northwestof Majene. Besides Majene, the earthquake was also felt in nearbyMamuju and Polewali Mandar cities.
Indonesia lies on the Circum-Pacific Belt, also known as the Ring of Fire, where several tectonicplates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activities.
On January 15, an earthquake measuring a magnitudeof 6.2 claimed more than 90 lives andinjured over 820 people in Majene district and coastal Mamuju city of WestSulawesi.
Anothermeasuring 7.1 magnitudes on the Richter scale struck North Sulawesi on January21 night./.
VNA
