5.8-magnitude quake hits Halmahera, Indonesia -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.8-magnitude quake hits Halmahera, Indonesia -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-08-06 01:00:30|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Halmahera, Indonesia at 1650 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 127.1 km, was initially determined to be at 1.77 degrees north latitude and 127.49 degrees east longitude.

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