Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts Indonesia’s Kepulauan Batu, 2nd quake strikes hours later

By Reuters:

Two earthquakes measuring nearly magnitude 6 struck Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia, throughout the morning hours on Sunday, based mostly on the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

The first earthquake, pegged by the EMSC at a magnitude 6.1 struck Kepulauan Batu early Sunday, adopted by one different 5.8 magnitude quake merely hours later.

The first earthquake was at a depth of 43 km (26.72 miles) whereas the second was at 40 km (24.85 miles), EMSC talked about.

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