5.0-magnitude quake hits Aru Islands, Indonesia -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.0-magnitude quake hits Aru Islands, Indonesia -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-02-17 08:03:15

BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Aru Islands, Indonesia at 2347 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 5.75 degrees south latitude and 133.65 degrees east longitude.