According to CRI, with reference to the U.S. Geological Survey, earthquakes have been recorded at 06:57 GMT. The epicenter was located at coordinates 6.4280 degrees south latitude and 126.7900 degrees east longitude. Hypocenter at the depth of 485 km. Recall, 16 August off the coast of Indonesia experienced a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.5. The earthquake was located in the Indian Ocean, 547 km south-west of Bintan, which is located on the island of Sumatra, at a shallow depth – 10 km. Tsunami threat was announced. Recall, August 4, in Indonesia as an earthquake of magnitude 6.0. Hearth at the depth of 33 km into the sea near the west coast of Sumatra. As you know, Indonesia is surrounded by the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire – a chain of seismically active zones and volcanoes, including underwater, stretching from the shores of Mexico to New Zealand. Earthquakes occur there frequently.
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