According to the United States Geological survey, an earthquake of 7.3 magnitude has struck south-west of Malango in the Solomon Islands on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.0 km at 02:03:07 (UTC) on November 22. The earthquake’s epicentre was determined to be at 9.790 degrees south longitude and 159.601 degrees east longitude. However, no casualties have been reported so far.
Earlier on Monday, an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude jolted Indonesia’s main island of Java. According to the West Java governor, Ridwan Kamil, more than 160 people lost their lives after an earthquake struck Java in Indonesia. Rescue operation had been carried to get the survivors out who were trapped under the debris. Kamil stated that most of those killed were children. Kamil added that the death toll could likely increase further.
The earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hit the Cianjur region in West Java on November 21 at 1:21 pm local time, as per the CNN report. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).