A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Maluku Province in Indonesia

2024-02-08 2024-02-08T06:45:17Z
ندى ماهر عبدربه
ندى ماهر عبدربه
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<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - Today, an earthquake measuring <strong>5.3 on the Richter scale</strong> struck Maluku Province, eastern Indonesia. According to a statement from the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, the epicenter of the earthquake occurred 39 kilometers from the Seram area in the province, and its depth was 18 kilometers, and no casualties were reported. Human losses or material damage resulting from the earthquake.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D9%84... if the Earth was hit by a 10-magnitude earthquake?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%87%D9%84-%D9%87%D9%8F%D9%86... there a relationship between climate change and the occurrence of earthquakes?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://sabq.org/stations/20zpay">sabq</a></p>

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