6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Maluku Province

Kamil Mahmudov
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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the sea southwest of Indonesia's Southeast Maluku in Maluku Province at 12:49 pm local time on Monday, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Report informs via Xinhua.

The epicenter was located approximately 170 km southwest of Southeast Maluku, at a depth of 108 km, the BMKG said on its official website.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and is prone to frequent earthquakes.

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