Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes 276 km southwest of Tual in Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, 276 km west-southwest of Tual in Indonesia, on Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).The earthquake occurred at 7.06 am local time on October 29, at a depth of around 128 km, the USGS data showed. Its epicentre was located at approximately 6.40 degrees south latitude and 130.38 degrees east longitude, news agency PTI reported.The quake occurred in the Banda Sea region of the Indonesian archipelago, an area prone to seismic activity due to the interaction of tectonic plates.This is a developing story.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.