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Urgent: 5.0-magnitude quake hits Aru Islands Region, Indonesia -- GFZ

Xinhua
| February 17, 2026
2026-02-17

BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Aru Islands Region, Indonesia at 2347 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 5.75 degrees south latitude and 133.65 degrees east longitude. Enditem

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