6.5 magnitude quake rocks Maluku, Indonesia (no immediate warning of a tsunami)

[Turborama]

Source: Xinhua

JAKARTA, Sept. 26 -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 rocked Maluku province in eastern parts of Indonesia on Sunday, there is not potential for tsunami, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported here.

The agency reported that the quake jolted at 19:12 a.m. Jakarta time (1712 GMT) with the epicenter at 138 km northeast Tual of the province and at a depth of 59 km.

The intensity of the quake was felt at 2 to 3 MMI (Modified Mercally Intensity) at Kaimana town.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported on its website that the quake was measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale with a depth of 8.7 km under sea bed.

Read more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/26/c_13530765.htm

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Strong quake strikes Indonesia: seismologists

Posted September 26, 2010 09:56:00 -AFP

A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Indonesia's eastern Aru Islands, though there was no immediate warning of a tsunami, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake struck at 9:12pm (local time) at a depth of 8.7 kilometres and 63 kilometres north-west of Dobo, in the Aru Islands, and 664 kilometres east-southeast of Ambon in the Moluccas, the USGS said.

From: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/26/3022313.htm?section=justin

Green Earthquake Alert in Indonesia

Summary

On 9/26/2010 12:12:38 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 6 and depth 8.7km has struck an unpopulated area in the Maluku Province (population: 1.9 million) in Indonesia. GDACS estimates the likelihood for need of international humanitarian intervention to be low (Green alert).

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact since the affected region is unpopulated and has medium resilience for natural disasters.

More: http://www.gdacs.org/reports.asp?eventType=EQ&ID=93853&system=asgard&location=IDN&alertlevel=Green&glide_no=

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Yikes!

Stay safe, my friend! :scared: ;( :hug:

[Turborama]

2. Will do

Fortunately it's not in my area but there's always a chance the next one could be. We have to look at it like it's one of the risks of living on the "Ring of Fire".

Thanks for your kind thoughts, my friend. :hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Haven't heard anything on the news here yet

But then I am somewhere in Central Virginia. I'm bummed because it is pouring here, but this news sure puts things in perspective. Here's hoping that this is the end of it, but the severity doesn't bode well for aftershocks. At least tsunamis aren't expected. I remember that Indonesia was one of the worst places that was hit during that natural disaster. You'll be in my thoughts... :hi: :pals:

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