Indonesia Earthquake: On Wednesday (February 5), a strong earthquake shock was felt in Indonesia, a country with the most Muslim population in the world. The intensity of this earthquake was 6.2, and its center is stated on the banks of North Maluku. According to the Geophysics Agency, the earthquake was 81 km (50 mi) deep, and the relief is that there is no threat of tsunami.
Whenever there is an earthquake in Indonesia, there is a danger of tsunami, but this time it did not happen. The earthquake came in the early hours of Wednesday and people started running out of their homes out of fear. Indonesia’s disaster control agency has not yet reported any major damage.
Indonesia located in ‘Ring of Fire’
Indonesia is located in a place called ‘Ring of Fire’, where many tectonic plates of the earth are found. For this reason, this area is very sensitive in terms of earthquake and volcanic activities.
The world’s largest Muslim population country
Indonesia is the most Muslim population country in the world. After this, Pakistan and India are ranked. Earthquake tremors are often felt in this area. Recently, earthquake tremors were also felt in Nepal and Tibet.
Strong earthquake in Indonesia
This strong earthquake in Indonesia made people scare the people, but it is a matter of relief that it did not cause any major damage and the threat of tsunami has also been averted. Due to Indonesia’s sensitive situation and ‘Ring of Fire’, earthquakes often occur here, due to which the local people always have to be alert.
How is intensity measured?
The machine that is used to detect the intensity and time of the earthquake is called seismograph. With the help of this device, the graph of vibration within the earth is made. This is called Sismograph. Based on this, through the Richter scale, the intensity of the waves of the earthquake, the center of the earthquake and the energy are detected.
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