
USGS: 6.1-magnitude Quake Strikes Eastern Indonesia
Voice of America
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.
The strong quake hit 258 kilometers northeast of the city of Manado in North Sulawesi at a depth of 68 kilometers. Indonesia experiences frequent quakes due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. In January, more than 100 people were killed and thousands left homeless by a 6.2-magnitude quake that struck Sulawesi, reducing buildings to a tangled mass of twisted metal and chunks of concrete in the seaside city of Mamuju.
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