{"id":1457,"date":"2025-07-16T08:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2025-07-16T08:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:24:59","slug":"magnitude-6-8-earthquake-hits-indonesias-tanimbar-islands-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/magnitude-6-8-earthquake-hits-indonesias-tanimbar-islands-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Indonesia\u2019s Tanimbar Islands region"},"content":{"rendered":"

No tsunami threat issued so far after powerful earthquake<\/strong><\/p>\n

An\u00a0earthquake\u00a0of 6.8 magnitude struck the Tanimbar Islands chain in southeastern\u00a0Indonesia\u00a0on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.<\/p>\n

No tsunami threat has been issued so far after the earthquake struck at a depth of 10km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.<\/p>\n

Tremors were felt in several small towns in eastern Indonesia, the GFZ said.<\/p>\n

However, there were no immediate reports of damage, said Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s geophysics agency said it was a 6.7 magnitude earthquake, a slightly lower number than the GFZ. However, it said it was recorded at a depth of 98km (60.89miles).<\/p>\n

In January 2023, a\u00a0powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake off the Tanimbar islands\u00a0set off a tsunami warning for hours, panicking residents. The quake caused damage to at least 15 homes and two school buildings with no loss of life reported. A substantial tremor was also felt in northern\u00a0Australia, with reports indicating at least four aftershocks in the northern parts of the country.<\/p>\n

The Tanimbar Islands are a group of around 30 islands located in eastern Indonesia, within the Maluku province. They lie in the Arafura Sea, between Timor to the west and\u00a0New Guinea\u00a0to the east.<\/p>\n

Indonesia, a nation of more than 270 million people spread across an archipelago, sits along the\u00a0Pacific\u00a0\u201cRing of Fire\u201d \u2013 a zone of\u00a0intense seismic activity. The country is home to 120 active volcanoes and frequently experiences earthquakes, eruptions and tsunamis.<\/p>\n

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Source: <\/em>Premium Times<\/em><\/h6>\n

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