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Powerful earthquake shook under the sea in the eastern Indonesia

Thursday, June 17, 2021

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A powerful 5.8 earthquake under the sea shook part of eastern Indonesia, and residents on the beachfront in part of Maluku province were told to go to higher ground.

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said people along Japutih and Apiahu beaches in Central Maluku district should immediately leave the beach area and should beware of aftershocks and potential tsunamis due to the undersea landslides.

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centered about 10 kilometers (6 miles) under the sea 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Amahai city on Seram island in Maluku province.

Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 260 million people, is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.

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