An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck Monday off the coast of the Maluku Islands, eastern Indonesia, without any reports of loss of life or property yet.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake occurred on the Kepulauan Babar island, east of the Maluku Archipelago and that it is unlikely that a tsunami would result from this earthquake.
Indonesia is located on the Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates collide frequently, regularly causing earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
Source: Qatar News Agency