Indonesia: Powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 jolts Tanimbar region
Tanimbar earthquake
An earthquake measuring7.6on the Richter scale joltedthe Tanimbar region in Indonesia on Tuesday, according toEuropean Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
The earthquake wasat a depth of 95kilometres below the earth's surface, said EMCS. The aftershocks of magnitude 5.5 were recorded, according toIndonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
There were no reports of damage or victims but the tremors were felt on the island of Papua, Timor, Maluku archipelago as well as Darwin,capital of Australia's Northern Territory.
An initial Tsunami warning was generated by the Indonesian geophysics agency which was later taken back.
This is not the first time that the Tanimbar islands have endured such an earthquake. Previously, an earthquakemeasuring7.3 struck the island in June 2019. However, at the time, no Tsunami warning was issued.
Indonesia, owning to its geographical position in the highly seismic 'Ring of Fire' -an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean is highly susceptible to earthquakes.
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In November last year, a shallow 5.6 magnitude earthquake rocked the town ofCianjur in Indonesia's West Java. Despite experts terming it a relatively quieter earthquake, more than 600 people succumbed to the devastation caused by it.
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Most of the victims were killed when buildings collapsed or when the landslides were triggered.
"If someone dies, residents in Cianjur often immediately bury them. Because of the panicked situation, those who died were immediately buried by relatives without notifying the local health agency," saidCianjur local administration spokesman Adam who added,"It was later revealed that around 600 people died, when it is officially counted."
Read more:Death toll in Indonesia earthquake increased to 602 after new count
(With reports from agencies)
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