6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off western Indonesia
29 Aug 2022 02:02pm
The quake hit at 10.29 Jakarta time with the epicentre at 116 km northwest of Kepulauan Mentawai. - 123RF Photo
According to Xinhua, the quake hit at 10.29 Jakarta time with the epicentre at 116 km northwest of Kepulauan Mentawai (Mentawai islands) district and a depth of 10 km under the seabed, the agency said.
The tremors did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami, it said.
The 6.4-magnitude quake is classified as the main shock, as another quake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted at 05.34 Jakarta time Monday with the epicentre similar to that of the strong earthquake. - BERNAMA
