A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 hit eastern Indonesia early Thursday morning, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. Authorities have issued a tsunami warning within a radius of 1,000 kilometers from the epicenter. TASR informs about it according to the reports of the AFP and DPA agencies.
- A strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Thursday morning.
- The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Moluccan Sea near the island of Ternate.
- The tremors occurred at a depth of about 35 kilometers below sea level.
- Authorities have issued a tsunami warning within a radius of a thousand kilometers.
- Indonesia lies in the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire.
The earthquake was recorded at 6:48 a.m. local time (0.48 a.m. CET) at a depth of 35 kilometers in the Moluccan Sea. approximately 127 kilometers from the island of Ternate, which belongs to the Indonesian archipelago of Moluccas. The authorities issued a tsunami warning for the islands around the Moluccan Sea.
In Indonesia, which consists of more than 17,000 islands, there are earthquakes are frequent because it is located in an area known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. This term refers to the area of increased seismic activity at the edges of the Pacific Ocean, where several tectonic plates meet.
