According to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred on Monday in the Indonesia province of North Maluku. According to the agency, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 168 kilometers (104 miles) beneath the surface, 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) northeast of the town of Jailolo in North Maluku. There were no early reports of earthquake-related harm or fatalities.
Indonesia is located in the middle of the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire,” a region with active tectonic plates and a high seismic activity zone.
The Geophysics Agency of Indonesia reports that this earthquake had a Richter scale magnitude of 7.3. A tsunami warning was also issued for around two hours along with this earthquake.
