Earthquake in Indonesia, magnitude 5.8 on Richter scale

Cases of earthquakes are rising continuously all over the world and no decline is seen in them. Every day, a lot of cases of earthquakes are seen somewhere or the other. There are some countries where earthquakes keep occurring. The name of Indonesia has also been taken in these countries. Today, Tuesday, 27 August, again an earthquake happened in Indonesia whose magnitude on the Richter scale was 5.8. The Indonesia earthquake shook Kepulauan Babar. The Indonesia earthquake struck at 7:45 am today, Indian time. Indonesia's Geophysics Agency has also confirmed the earthquake in the country.

The focal depth of this Indonesian earthquake today was 80.1 km.

There were no casualties from this earthquake in Indonesia today, but people felt the tremor both in the area where it happened and the ones surrounding it.

The cases of earthquakes are growing around the world. Yet, there is no doubt that some earthquakes do not cause any damage. However, in the last few months, there have been some cases of earthquakes that caused big devastation. In the last year, earthquakes that hit Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Afghanistan, Nepal, and China also caused devastation. During this year, the earthquake that struck Japan on 1st January caused destruction. On April 3, a quake hit Taiwan, causing some damage. Though not all earthquakes are destructive, the rising cases of earthquakes are something to worry about.