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Thursday, September 19
VIDEO: 7.3 magnitude earthquake shakes central Indonesia
An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 shook the waters of the Flores Sea this Tuesday, in the central region of Indonesia, without the authorities having reported any damage at the moment.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), which records global seismic activity, located the hypocenter at 18 kilometers deep in the waters between the islands of Sulawesi and Flores.
National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Abdul Muhari said residents of the area sensed a strong earthquake. Television images showed people rushing out of buildings that were shaken by the impact.
“No damage information yet. But the rapid reaction team works to gather information, ”said Muhari.
The closest town to the tremor, which was registered at 11. 20 hours ( 03. 20 GMT), is Maumere, on the island of Flores and located at 112 kilometers north of the epicenter, and with a population of about 87, 03 persons.
Inhabitants of Ende, one of the most populated cities on the island of Flores in Indonesia, flee from areas near the sea after a tsunami alert was decreed after a strong earthquake.
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The authorities of the The country issued a tsunami alert , warning that the waves could reach coastal areas a thousand kilometers from the epicenter.
At the moment no data has been reported on victims or material damage.
Indonesia sits on the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, an area of great seismic and volcanic activity in which about 7 are recorded each year, 000 earthquakes, most moderate.
This has not been the first natural disaster reported in the country as on December 4 the Semeru volcano erupted, leaving at least 15 dead and 27 wounded.
The Ring of Fire is an area with a high propensity to seismic and volcanic activity , and is located in the area of the Pacific Ocean
Also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, it begins in Chile, passes through Central America, Mexico , United States and reaches the coasts of Russia, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines to New Zealand.
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