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6.0-magnitude quake jolts off Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Friday evening but did not trigger a tsunami,…

IANS | New Delhi | August 5, 2023 8:17 am

6.0-magnitude quake jolts off Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

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A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Friday evening but did not trigger a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

The quake happened at 18:48 p.m. Jakarta time, with its epicentre being 117 km southeast of Bolaang Mongondow Timur (East Bolaang Mongondow) district and a depth of 10 km under the seabed, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the geophysics agency.

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The earthquake did not have the potential to trigger giant waves, it said.

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