A series of strong inland earthquakes shook Indonesia’s easternmost province Saturday, however there were no instant reports of major damage or casualties.
The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency stated a minimum of 4 land-based earthquakes in between 6.2 and 5.5 magnitude were focused about 37 kilometers (23 miles) northwest of Central Mamberamo district of West Papua province at a depth as much as 16 kilometers (10 miles).
Those earthquakes postured no threat of setting off a tsunami, stated Daryono, who heads the Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Division. He stated the earthquakes were activated by an embed the Memberamo Anjak fault.
” There is no report on the effect of damage,” stated Daryono, who passes a single name.
The U.S. Geological Survey determined the quakes in between 6.1 and 5.9 magnitude at a depth of 19 to 33 kilometers (118 to 20.5 miles). Variations in early measurements prevail.
With a population of around 1.2 million, West Papua is among Indonesia’s least-populous provinces.
Indonesia is a seismically active island chain of 270 million individuals that is regularly struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.
In February, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake eliminated a minimum of 25 individuals and hurt more than 460 in West Sumatra province. In January 2021, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake eliminated more than 100 individuals and hurt almost 6,500 in West Sulawesi province.
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