A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred off the coast of Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported on March 30.

According to his website, it happened at 9:58 a.m. (5:58 a.m. Moscow time), the earthquake was located at a depth of about 10 km, the epicenter was located southeast of the city of Banda Aceh, where 250 thousand people live, at a distance of about 12 km from it.

In addition, later, at 11:46 a.m. (7:46 a.m. Moscow time), another earthquake was registered in this country. Its magnitude was 2.5, the center was located at a depth of about 23 km, the epicenter was located at a distance of about 27 km northeast of the city of Mataram with a population of 318 thousand people.

Powerful earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand: there are dead due to the collapse of buildings

The consequences of the rampant disaster were felt by several countries in the region

On March 28, two earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 were recorded in Myanmar. The epicenter of one of them was located 31 km northwest of the city of Mandalay, and the second was 19 km south of the city of Sagaing.

China's Xinhua news agency reported on March 29 that the death toll from the earthquake in Myanmar had risen to 1,644 people. In addition, 3,408 residents of the country were injured, and 139 were missing. In addition, a natural disaster has reached Thailand, and there has been destruction in the capital Bangkok, killing 17 people, injuring 32, and missing 83 more.