Jakarta [Indonesia], April 19 (ANI/WAM): A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck western Indonesia on Sunday.
According to a statement from Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency, the quake occurred 48 kilometers northwest of the Nias area off Sumatra Island at a depth of 10 kilometers.
Earthquakes frequently affect various parts of Indonesia, which lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, where several tectonic plates meet, causing recurrent volcanic and seismic activity. (ANI/WAM)
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