5.2-magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia-Xinhua

5.2-magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-08-10 15:03:00

JAKARTA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck off Central Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Thursday, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

The earthquake occurred at 1:14 p.m. Jakarta time (0614 GMT) with its epicenter located 38 km southeast of the Buol district and a depth of 48 km under-land, the agency said.

The tremors of the earthquake did not potentially trigger a tsunami, it added.