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Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 jolts Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck 59 km NNE of Masohi, Indonesia on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

ANI Jun 09, 2023 19:48 IST

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 9 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck 59 km NNE of Masohi, Indonesia on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The quake occurred took place at 16:04:05 (UTC+05:30) at a depth of 10.0 km.
According to USGS, the epicentre was found to be at 2.814°S and 129.206°E respectively.
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis frequently strike Indonesia, a country of more than 270 million people because of its location on the "Ring of Fire."
The Ring of Fire, or the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
It is a horseshoe-shaped belt about 40,000km long and about 500 km wide that contains two-thirds of the world's total volcanoes and 90 per cent of Earth's earthquakes. (ANI)

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