An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Saumlaki, the capital of Maluku Tenggara Barat District of Indonesian Maluku Province, on Tuesday. According to (ANTARA) News Agency, the quake''s epicenter was located at 7.13 degrees southern latitude and 130.29 degrees eastern longitude, around 147 km northwest of Saumlaki, and at a depth of 132 km, Benny Sipolo, the head of the Ambon geophysical station said. The temblor, however, did not have potential to trigger a subsequent tsunami. Maluku Province is basically prone to tremors and tsunami because its location which is in the melting plot of three major faults, namely the Pacific, Indo-Australia and Eurasia.
GMT 11:48 2017 Sunday ,31 December
Serbia launches probe after toxic waste dumped near BelgradeGMT 12:25 2017 Friday ,29 December
Quarantine office, police seize fruits, potatoes imported from MalaysiaGMT 12:03 2017 Friday ,29 December
Mount Agung`s volcanic activity may decreaseGMT 10:58 2017 Thursday ,21 December
Delhi rolls out 'anti-smog' mist cannon in trial runGMT 10:57 2017 Thursday ,21 December
Malaysia's last female Sumatran rhino gravely illGMT 15:04 2017 Thursday ,14 December
Global, Asian heat waves in 2016 due purely to climate changeGMT 10:26 2017 Tuesday ,12 December
Five elephants killed by train in IndiaGMT 06:29 2017 Monday ,11 December
Climate victims seek justice, on the street and in the courtroomMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©