A major earthquake (magnitude 7.1) hit Indonesia this morning at 04:02 am local time. The earthquake epicentre was located 90 km off the coast of Southern Sumatra. A tsunami watch was declared, affecting coastline within a 100 km of the epicentre. There are seven active volcanoes within 200 km of the epicentre. These are Kaba, Bukit Daun, Belirang-Beriti, Pendan, Kunyit, Sumbing, and Hutapanjang. Earthquakes of this magnitude sometimes disrupt nearby volcanoes.
Volcanoes of Indonesia...
About John Seach
- John Seach
- John Seach is a scientist and the world's leading volcano adventurer. Over the past 24 years John has traveled to the world's most exciting volcanoes, and witnessed eruptions during trips to more than 200 volcanoes. John's work has been featured on award winning television programmes. John is the founder of "Volcano Live", the world's first volcano news and volcano travel website.