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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Halmahera, Indonesia: GFZIndonesia's disaster mitigation agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment when asked if there has been any damage.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>Representative image showing a seismograph during an earthquake.</p></div>

Representative image showing a seismograph during an earthquake.

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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Halmahera, Indonesia, on Wednesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

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The quake was at a depth of 120 km (74.56 miles), GFZ added.

Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment when asked if there has been any damage.

Indonesia straddles the "Pacific Ring of Fire", an area of high seismic activity that rests atop multiple tectonic plates.

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(Published 22 November 2023, 11:29 IST)