Jakarta, November 27, 2019 (Xinhua) – A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Simulu Island, in the far west of Indonesia, today, Thursday, without the authorities issuing a tsunami warning or reporting damage at the present time.
The quake occurred at 11:56 local time (4:56 GMT) at a depth of 25 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), which records seismic activity around the world.
The closest city to the epicenter of the earthquake is Sinabang, located 45.8 kilometers away.
The Indonesian island of Simulu belongs to Aceh Province and is located off the western coast of Sumatra Island, the second largest island in the country.
In December 2004, a strong earthquake struck northern Sumatra, causing a tsunami that left more than 226,000 dead in dozens of countries bordering the Indian Ocean.
Indonesia is located on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of great seismic and volcanic activity that is shaken by about 7,000 earthquakes every year, most of them moderate in strength. Evie