Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off the coast of Timor-Leste along the Pacific Ring of Fire
The U.S. Geological Survey said that the earthquake struck at 11:10 p.m. local time about 134 miles north northeast of Lospalos at a depth of about 6.2 miles.
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LOSPALOS, Timor-Leste – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Lospalos in the Banda Sea late Monday night, along the Pacific Ring of Fire.
The U.S. Geological Survey said that the earthquake struck at 11:10 p.m. local time about 134 miles north northeast of Lospalos at a depth of about 6.2 miles.
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off the coast of Timor-Leste (FOX Weather)
Located just east of Indonesia, this earthquake adds to a busy stretch of seismic activity across the volatile Pacific Ring of Fire following other recent major quakes in the region.
The Ring of Fire is a 25,000-mile belt of volcanoes and earthquake zones surrounding much of the Pacific Ocean.
Tibar bay, Liquiçá municipality, East Timor / Timor Leste: Tibar bay, part of the south shore of Ombai Strait, which separates the Alor Archipelago from the islands of Wetar, Atauro, and Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Home to Tibar Bay Port, a container terminal. (mtcurado / Getty Images)
At this time, there were no initial reports of felt shaking or structural damage.
There is no active tsunami threat following the earthquake.
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