Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
This is an incomplete list of more recent recorded major earthquakes that have occurred within the boundaries of Indonesia—as indicated by the geology of the region, and the volcanic activity—much large numbers of earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur very regularly due to the meeting of major tectonic plates in the region.
Read More at Wikipedia ›A strong earthquake has hit eastern Indonesia.
There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency says the 6.2 magnitude quake struck at 3:56 local time (0656 GMT) Friday in the eastern province of Papua Barat on Papua island. It struck about 18 kilometers (11 miles) under the earth's surface and was centered about 72 kilometers (45 miles) southeast of the town of Tambraw.The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.8.Indonesia has frequent earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin....Geological agency says a powerful earthquake struck waters off Indonesia .
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