6.6 magnitude quake hits east Indonesia; no tsunami threat
A Strong Earthquake Struck Off The Coast Of Eastern Indonesia, But There Were No Immediate Reports Of Injuries Or Damage, And Authorities Said There Was No Threat Of A Tsunami.
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami.The magnitude-6.6 quake was centered 157 kilometers (98 miles) west of the town of Tobelo, which is on the island of Halmahera, the US Geological Survey said. The quake had a depth of 55 kilometers (34 miles). The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a tsunami and did not issue a warning.Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency also said the quake did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami. Indonesia is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. In December 2004, a massive earthquake off Sumatra island triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries.
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