An earthquake measuring 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Tuesday the province of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia.
The Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics (BMKG) said in a statement that the epicenter of the earthquake occurred 22 km from Nagekeo Regency of the province at a depth of 164 km.
There have been no reports of material or human losses due to the earthquake so far.
On July 25, a 6-magnitude earthquake struck East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia at a depth of 75 km in the sea.
Earthquakes regularly strike different parts of Indonesia due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire where many tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activity.
Source: Qatar News Agency