7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Jolted Off Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Jolted Off Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Aug 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off South Kalimantan province in central Indonesia, early today, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

The agency reported that, the earthquake occurred at 2:55 a.m. Tuesday, Jakarta Time (1955 GMT Monday), with its epicentre at 180 km south-east of Tanah Bumbu, and a depth at 10 km under the seabed.

The tremor did not potentially trigger giant waves, it added.– NNN-ANTARA

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