Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Indonesia

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s North Maluku on Wednesday.

The geophysics agency in a post on social media platform X said the quake, which was 81 km (50 miles) deep, had no tsunami potential.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency has not yet commented on the incident.

DAILY POST gathered that Indonesia straddles the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a highly seismically active zone, where different plates on the Earth’s crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanic activity.

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Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Indonesia