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Feb 23 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7 earthquake struck just off the north coast of the island of Borneo in the early hours of Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The forest, home to Borneo orangutans, at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) Samboja Lestari Rescue and Rehabilitation center near the construction site of of Indonesia?s new capital city Nusantara, in Samboja, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, 09 March 2023. BOSF?s Semboja Lestari is the home for 127 Borneo orangutans and 71 sun bears. The area includes nearly 1,800 hectares of restored forest that is set to be part of the urban forest of the new capital city Nusantara. The country has started to build the new capital city on the 56,180 hectares area in East Kalimantan province amid concerns over the effects of the city?s development on the environment and indigenous people. According to Head of Nusantara Capital City Authority Bambang Susantono, Nusantara is expected to replace Jakarta in the first semester of 2024. EPA/MAST IRHAM The quake was at a depth of 633 km (393.33 miles), GFZ said. It initially reported the quake at 7.1 but revised the figure.
The US Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat from the earthquake.
(Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru. Editing by Peter Graff)
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