Strong earthquake jolts North Sumatera island
Published on: Saturday, February 08, 2020
By: Antara News
JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the Indonesian Island of Miangas in North Sulawesi Province on Thursday at 08.40 pm local time, prompting many residents to rush out of their homes in search of safety.The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported that the quake, whose epicentre was located at around two kilometres away from the southwest of Miangas Island at a depth of 36 kilometres, did not potentially trigger the tsunami.
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The earthquake could have been triggered by the subduction of the Philippines’ oceanic plate in the megathrust zone, Head of the agency’s Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Division, Daryono, said in a statement that Antara received in Jakarta on Thursday evening.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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