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Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hits Northern Molucca Sea

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Jakarta | April 9, 2024 5:28:38 PM IST
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 jolted the Northern Molucca Sea on Tuesday, as per National Center for Seismology data.

The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at 15:17:58 IST, was at a depth of 10 km in the Northern Molucca Sea, according to the NCS data.

The NCS posted on X, stating, "Earthquake of Magnitude:6.5, Occurred on 09-04-2024, 15:17:58 IST, Lat: 2.77 & Long: 126.99, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Northern Molucca Sea."

https://x.com/NCS_Earthquake/status/1777639563407561189

Earlier in November last year, an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter Scale struck the Molucca Sea, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in a statement.

According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 08:18 am at a depth of 110 Km.

No reports of casualties or material damage have been reported.

Further details are awaited. (ANI)

 
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