An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 shook the Indonesian part of the island of Timor on Thursday and caused tremors that damaged some buildings in the nearest town and forced some residents to leave their homes.
The United States Geological Survey, which records seismic activity around the world, The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27 kilometers, 21.2 kilometers from the city of Kupang.capital of East Nusa Tenggara province.
The head of the Tsunami and Earthquake Center of the Indonesian Meteorological Agency, Daryono, stated on the social network: caused “a lot of minor destruction” to several buildings and houses in Kupang and noted there is no risk of a tsunami.
After the first quake, the Indonesian center detected two aftershocks of magnitude 4.3 and 3.4, which had no consequences.
Indonesia is located near the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire and therefore regularly records earthquakes of seismic origin. (JO)
Source: Eluniverso
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