A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 276 km southwest of Tual in Indonesia on October 29. The tremor hit at 7.06 am local time at a depth of 128 km. Many people felt the shaking in the Banda Sea region. Experts said the area often gets hit by such seismic activity.
The earthquake occurred at 7.06 am local time on October 29, at a depth of around 128 km
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, 276 km west-southwest of Tual in Indonesia, on Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake occurred at 7.06 am local time on October 29, at a depth of around 128 km, the USGS data showed. Its epicentre was located at approximately 6.40 degrees south latitude and 130.38 degrees east longitude, news agency PTI reported. The quake occurred in the Banda Sea region of the Indonesian archipelago, an area prone to seismic activity due to the interaction of tectonic plates.This is a developing story.