Earthquake earthquake in Indonesia
On Monday, April 21, an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude occurred on the Searm Island in Indonesia, causing people to panic. This information about the earthquake has been given by the German Research Center for Geochens (GFZ) and, according to this, the center of the earthquake was 10 km deep above the ground, due to which the shocks felt fast. However, there is no news of anyone being injured or any damage due to this earthquake. According to the National Center for Sisamology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at 11:50 pm (IST) in the south-east of Kotamobagu, Sulawesi, Inserum Island.
Let us know that in many areas of North India including Delhi, light tremors were felt on Saturday, 19 April afternoon. According to the National Center for Sismology (NCS) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the earthquake occurred at 12:18 pm.
Earthquake occurred in Afghanistan on Saturday
The earthquake on Saturday was at a depth of 130 km from the surface in Afghanistan and the earthquake on the Richter scale was 5.8. A senior NCS official said that whenever earthquake occurs in Afghanistan and its surrounding areas, its tremors are felt in Delhi. Due to the earthquake being very deep in the ground, it did not have much effect in Delhi and a little jerk was felt. Due to this, there is no report of any damage.
Indonesia comes in the ring of fire sector
The Indonesia is spread on the banks of the Pacific Ocean and is considered to be the most dangerous terrain in the world, where the volcano burst and the ground caused by earthquakes occur. Many times a tsunami also comes due to these earthquakes and this is why the area comes in part of the ‘Ring of Fire’, where 75% of the world’s active volcanoes are found. According to the Geological Survey of America report, 90% of the world’s earthquakes fall in this area. 81% of large earthquakes are also in this area.
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