A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked Maluku Tenggara Barat district, Maluku province, on Monday afternoon but caused no damage to property,Indonesian News Agency (Antara) reported. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 00.54 p.m. local time, was in the sea 148 km southwest of the district at a depth of 100 km, according to data from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on Monday. Secretary of the Maluku Provincial Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD) Kifly Wakanno said no material damage was caused by the quake. Maluku is one of the provinces which are at risk of quake and tsunami because it is located in the meeting of Pacific, Indo-Australia and Eurasia faults.
GMT 13:29 2018 Monday ,01 January
Serbia launches probe after toxic waste dumped near BelgradeGMT 19:03 2017 Thursday ,28 December
Pregnant elephant 'poisoned' in Indonesian palm plantationGMT 16:26 2017 Sunday ,24 December
Nepal's two last known dancing bears rescued: officialsGMT 10:51 2017 Sunday ,24 December
Florida orange industry hit by hurricane, diseaseGMT 09:09 2017 Sunday ,24 December
Modern-day amber 'Klondikes' thrive in troubled UkraineGMT 19:23 2017 Saturday ,23 December
Indonesian pangolin faces extinction due to traffickingGMT 11:37 2017 Friday ,22 December
Global warming may boost asylum-seekers in Europe: studyGMT 07:32 2017 Friday ,22 December
Modern-day Mowgli: Indian toddler forges bond with monkeys
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor