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title: "Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands region, geophysics agency says"
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# Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands region, geophysics agency says

> July 14 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands region on Monday, the country's geophysics agency said, adding there was no tsunami potential.

By Reuters · Published 14 July 2025, 14:58 SAST · Updated 14 July 2025, 14:58 SAST

## Key points
- In a seismic shake-up that rattled eastern Indonesia but thankfully left no damage in its wake, a 6.8 magnitude quake reminded everyone that living on the Pacific Ring of Fire comes with its own set of earth-shattering perks.
- A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, with tremors felt in several small towns.
- The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences.
- No immediate reports of damage have been confirmed by Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency.
- Indonesia remains vulnerable due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area known for seismic activity.

## Content

The quake was at a depth of 98 km (60.89 miles), the agency said.

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that the quake was of 6.8 magnitude and at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).

Tremors were felt in several small towns in eastern Indonesia, the agency said.

There was no immediate reports of damage, said Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency.

Indonesia straddles the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a highly seismically active zone, where different plates on the Earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanic activity.

(Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru and Ananda Teresia in Jakarta; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and David Stanway)