Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Jolts Indonesia

November 2, 2023 at 12:42 PM
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JAKARTA: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Timor region in Indonesia, the US Geological Survey reported on Thursday.

This seismic event had a depth of 36.1 kilometres and its epicentre was situated 21 kilometres (approximately 13 miles) north-northeast of Kupang, Indonesia.

Indonesia is a seismically active archipelago of 270 million people that frequently encounters earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis.

 

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