5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Maluku Tenggara Barat Region
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A 5.1 magnitude (M) earthquake struck Maluku Tenggara Barat. The epicenter was located 206 km northwest of Maluku Tenggara Barat and posed no tsunami threat, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) wrote on its official website on January 28, 2023.
The earthquake occurred at 15:47:55. It had a depth of 162 kilometers and did not have the potential to cause a tsunami. The earthquake's coordinates were 6.69°S (South Latitude) and 129.96°E (East Longitude).
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded 11 significant earthquakes felt by the public across Indonesia in the past week, varying in magnitude and depth.
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