Southern Iran hit by 6.0 magnitude earthquake, 5 killed, 19 injured
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southern Iran early Saturday morning. The Governor...
ANTARA: Jakarta The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reports; that a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Malang District of East Java early on Saturday; although no tsunami warning issued (BMKG). According to the agency’s announcement on its official website, the earthquake; which occurred at 3:27 a.m. local time; was centred 10 kilometres under the surface, 171.54 kilometres southwest of Lumajang, East Java.
Residents of Karangkates, Malang District, felt the tremor; which was classified as MMI scale II. Typically, an MMI II earthquake was felt by some persons; and caused the light objects that were hanging to tremble.
The 5.2-magnitude earthquake prompted the BMKG; to warn nearby inhabitants to be cautious of aftershocks.
The country of Indonesia, which is located on the seismically active “Pacific Ring of Fire”; is home to over 40% of the world’s geothermal reserves.
According to Live Science, the fault lines that span from Chile to Japan and Southeast Asia; are what make the Ring of Fire, also known as the Circum-Pacific belt; the world’s most active seismic belt.
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