Jakarta: A powerful earthquake of 6.2 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Irian Jaya region in Indonesia. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the epicentre of the eathquake was at Latitude: -3.11 and Longitude: 139.28, respectively. The earthquake struck at a a depth of 77 km. No reports of casualties or material damage have surfaced yet.
Irian Jaya is a region in Indonesia that was previously known as West Irian and West Papua.
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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 characterised 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.
Earthquake of Magnitude:6.2, Occurred on 30-12-2023, 22:46:28 IST, Lat: -3.11 & Long: 139.28, Depth: 77 Km ,Location: Irian Jaya, Indonesia for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/YBKHmNQNqq @KirenRijiju @Ravi_MoES @Dr_Mishra1966 @ndmaindia @Indiametdept pic.twitter.com/lDh5Tnqf3d
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) December 30, 2023
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