The US Geological Survey reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday; no tsunami warning was issued.
According to the USGS, the earthquake occurred at 09:48 GMT off the coast of Halmahera island in North Maluku province, at a depth of roughly 35 kilometers (22 miles).
Following the earthquake, there were no early reports of damage or injuries.
There was “no tsunami threat” from the Molucca Sea earthquake, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
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However, the geophysics office in Indonesia alerted locals to the possibility of aftershocks.
Due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of severe seismic activity where tectonic plates meet that spans from Japan through Southeast Asia and throughout the Pacific basin, Indonesia, a large archipelago nation, is subject to regular earthquakes.