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6.1 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia

Seismic 6.1 magnitude tremor was felt at Indonesian Papua province, followed by a second, magnitude 5.8, a few minutes later, the US Geological Survey (USGS) announced.

The two earthquakes they had a focal depth of 15 kilometers and the epicenter was located about 272 kilometers from the city of Ampepura, according to the same img.

No casualties have been reported so far by authorities.

There is no danger of a tsunami, said Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, which put the main quake at a magnitude of 6.0.

The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) earlier estimated that it was a magnitude 6.2 tremor and that the focal depth was 10 kilometers.

It is noted that the earthquake data coming from the Geodynamic Institute of Athens or from the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Institute are solutions derived from the automatic computer system, without the participation of a seismologist. They are constantly updated with the arrival of new data.

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Source: News Beast

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