A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s eastern province of West Papua on Tuesday, according to the country’s meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency. However, the quake did not prompt a tsunami warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Initially reported as a magnitude 6.1 quake, the agency later revised the magnitude, as per Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The earthquake occurred at 07:02 a.m. Jakarta time (0002 GMT), with its epicenter located 46 km southeast of Ransiki town, and a depth of 11 km beneath the seabed, the agency stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tremors were felt at a magnitude of III to IV MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) in Ransiki town, the agency added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No tsunami warning was issued as the earthquake was not deemed likely to generate significant waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indonesia, being an archipelagic nation, is susceptible to earthquakes due to its position along the Pacific Ring of Fire, a tectonic belt characterized by volcanic eruptions and seismic activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s eastern province of West Papua on Tuesday, according to the country’s meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency. However, the quake did not prompt a tsunami warning. Initially reported as a magnitude 6.1 quake, the agency later revised the magnitude, as per Xinhua news agency. The earthquake occurred at 07:02 a.m. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international"],"yoast_head":"\n