6.2-magnitude quake hits off coast of Indonesia’s North Maluku
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There were no immediate reports of damage.
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JAKARTA – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s North Maluku province on Feb 5, the country’s geophysics agency said.
The agency on social media platform X said the quake, which was 81km deep, had no tsunami potential.
There were no immediate reports of damage. Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Indonesia straddles the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a highly seismically active zone, where different plates on the earth’s crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanic activity. REUTERS
