Indonedia Earthquake: The US Geological Survey (USGS) has pegged the magnitude at 7.1.
Bali:
An earthquake of magnitude 7.zero on the Richter scale struck the Bali Sea area of Indonesia on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The earthquake’s epicentre was 201 kilometres north of Mataram, Indonesia and 518 kilometres (322 miles) beneath the Earth’s floor, the EMSC stated.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has pegged the magnitude at 7.1.
The quake hit at an incredible depth of 525 km beneath the epicentre close to Bangsal, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
In the meantime, the US Tsunami Warning System stated that there have been no threats of a tsunami on account of the earthquake that hit deep beneath the seabed.
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