[Regnum] An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 was registered in Indonesian waters. This was reported on Saturday, August 23, by the Indonesian seismological and meteorological agency BMKG.
“An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 and a depth of 12 kilometers occurred on August 23 at 19:24 (15:24 Moscow time),” the report says.
The epicenter of the tremors was located 51 km from the city of Sinabang. There were no reports of casualties or tsunami threats.
Earlier, on August 22, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake was recorded in the Drake Passage in the Atlantic Ocean. In connection with the seismic event, the US Meteorological Service announced a tsunami threat.