5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Tanimbar Islands
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A 5.9 magnitude (M) earthquake struck Tanimbar. The epicenter was located 230 kilometers northwest of Tanimbar and posed no tsunami threat," wrote BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency) on its official website, January 24, 2024.
The earthquake occurred at 01:29:46. It had a depth of 160.0 kilometers and posed no tsunami threat. The earthquake's coordinates were 6.16°S (South Latitude) and 130.30°E (East Longitude).
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded 10 significant earthquakes felt by the public across Indonesia in the last week, varying in magnitude and depth.
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