A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit the waters near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on February 26 morning, with no damage or casualties immediately reported, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The tremor hit at 6:55 am (local time) at a depth of 10 kilometres with the epicentre offshore near North Sulawesi province, said the USGS.
Meanwhile, Indonesia’s meteorological agency gave a lower magnitude of 6.0 and said there was no potential for a tsunami.
The country experiences frequent earthquakes due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide. Most recently, in January 2021, a magnitude-6.2 quake killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless in Sulawesi./
