An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/indonesia-articles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Indonesia`s Irian Jaya</a> late at night on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology reported.
The tremors were felt at 22:46:28 IST at a depth of 77 km.
According to the NCS, the epicentre of the quake was found to be at Latitude: -3.11 and Longitude: 139.28, respectively.
"Earthquake of Magnitude: 6.2, Occurred on 30-12-2023, 22:46:28 IST, Lat: -3.11 &amp; Long: 139.28, Depth: 77 km, Location: Irian Jaya, Indonesia," the NCS posted on X (formerly Twitter).
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&mdash; National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) <a href="https://twitter.com/NCS_Earthquake/status/1741150687642464287?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">December 30, 2023</a></blockquote>

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Notably, Irian Jaya is a region in Indonesia that was previously known as <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/jakarta-articles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">West Irian and West Papua</a>.
No reports of casualties or material damage have surfaced yet.
Further details are awaited.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/earthquake-articles" rel="nofollow">Earthquakes</a>, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis frequently strike Indonesia, a country of more than 270 million people, because of its location on the "Ring of Fire."
The Ring of Fire, or the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterised by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
It is a horseshoe-shaped belt about 40,000km long and about 500 km wide that contains two-thirds of the world`s total volcanoes and 90 per cent of Earth`s earthquakes.
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The tremors were felt at 22:46:28 IST at a depth of 77 km.

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