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6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Maluku Province

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14/07/2025

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14/07/2025

6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Maluku Province

JAKARTA, July 14, (Xinhua): A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the sea southwest of Indonesia's Southeast Maluku in Maluku Province at 12:49 p.m. local time on Monday, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

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.