Strong offshore earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on December 31 detected a 6.4-magnitude earthquake shaking the Sarmi area, northern Papua province, in early morning.
Strong offshore earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia ảnh 1The map of the epicenter of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that jolted the Sarmi area, Papua, Indonesia, on December 31, 2023. (Source: ANTARA/HO-BMKG)
Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and GeophysicsAgency (BMKG) on December 31 detected a 6.4-magnitude earthquake shaking theSarmi area, northern Papua province, in early morning.

Asreported by the country’s national news agency Antara, the quake was triggeredby a thrust fault in the Anjak Mamberamo zone at a depth of 50 kilometers.

TheBMKG did not issue a tsunami warning, and there have been no reports of damagecaused by this earthquake.

Indonesiais frequently exposed to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis due toits location on the Pacific Ring of Fire. In January 2021, a 6.2-magnitudeearthquake in the country’s West Sulawesi province resulted in 100 fatalitiesand nearly 6,500 injuries./.
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