Indonesia rocked by 7.3 magnitude earthquake as Ring of Fire activity rises…(6…)
INDONESIA has been struck by an earthquake measuring 7.3 magnitude.
By RACHEL RUSSELL
Express.co.uk
Sun, Jul 14, 2019
The major tremor hit the Maluku Utara island at about 10.10am BST (4.10pm local time). A 5.2 magnitude aftershock struck 20 minutes later, just before 10.30am BST. It comes as Australia was also hit by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake this morning at 6.39am BST, followed by a 4.9 magnitude aftershock at about 8:30am.
There has since been a series of aftershocks following the initial quake.
A 5.1 magnitude aftershock too place as 10.04am local time.
This was then followed by another a minute later that was 5.3, before a third struck at 10.26am local time with a strength of 5.7.
More aftershocks followed, including a 5.0 magnitude tremor at 11.52am and another at 4.8 at 11.08am.
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