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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes eastern Indonesia
AP
By ROD McGUIRK,Associated Press Writer - 50 minutes ago
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The U.S Geological Survey says a strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake has rattled eastern Indonesia. There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
It says the quake struck 185 miles (295 kilometers) west-north-west of the Tanimbar Islands at around 7 a.m. local time on Tuesday at a depth of 80 miles (128 kilometers.)
Victor Sardinia, a geophysicist from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, said the quake was too small to create a tsunami risk.
Indonesia sits above a series of faults that make the vast island nation one of the most earthquake-prone places in the world.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake off West Sumatra on Sept. 30 and killed hundreds of people and toppled hundreds of homes and buildings.
AP
By ROD McGUIRK,Associated Press Writer - 50 minutes ago
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The U.S Geological Survey says a strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake has rattled eastern Indonesia. There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
It says the quake struck 185 miles (295 kilometers) west-north-west of the Tanimbar Islands at around 7 a.m. local time on Tuesday at a depth of 80 miles (128 kilometers.)
Victor Sardinia, a geophysicist from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, said the quake was too small to create a tsunami risk.
Indonesia sits above a series of faults that make the vast island nation one of the most earthquake-prone places in the world.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake off West Sumatra on Sept. 30 and killed hundreds of people and toppled hundreds of homes and buildings.
