tag

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck on Thursday a small island northwest of Sumatra in western Indonesia.The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the quake struck Simeulue Island at a depth of 25.4 km.There were no immediate reports of tsunami warning.Indonesia is regularly exposed to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where many tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activity. 

An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck Chile on Tuesday. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake occurred 70 kilometers northeast of Calama City in northern Chile, at a depth of 128 kilometers. In 2010, an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude followed by a tsunami struck central and southern Chile, killing 500 people. Chile is located in an area called the "Ring of Fire," an arc of faults surrounding the Pacific Ocean basin, and is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.