Jakarta, April 14 (QNA) – An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale struck today the coasts of Indonesia, specifically north of the island of Java. The American Institute of Geophysics said the quake occurred in the sea and was strong, with a magnitude of seven. The Indonesian Geological Agency ruled out the occurrence of a tsunami after the earthquake, which occurred at a depth of 594 km. It is noteworthy that on the second of last March, a 5-magnitude earthquake struck south of the island of Sumatra, and it was at a depth of about 100 kilometers below the surface of the earth. In 2004, the coast of the island of Sumatra witnessed the most violent earthquakes, when the earth moved with a force of 9.1 degrees, causing a tsunami, which claimed the lives of 220,000 people. Earthquakes regularly strike different parts of Indonesia, as it is located on the Pacific Ocean belt known as "fire ring"Many tectonic plates meet, causing frequent volcanic and seismic activity.
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