[Regnum] Tremors of magnitude 6.0 were recorded in the Gorontalo region of Indonesia. This was reported on May 3 by the Indonesian seismological and meteorological agency BMKG.
It is specified that the earthquake was felt in such remote areas of Gorontalo as North Sulawesi, North Kalimantan and Central Sulawesi. The epicenter of the tremors was located at a depth of 97 km.
There were no reports of damage or casualties, and no tsunami threat was announced.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, a strong earthquake measuring 7.5 struck off the coast of Chile on May 2. A tsunami warning was issued due to the tremors. The coastal area of ​​the Magallanes region in the south of the country is being evacuated because of this.
Earlier, on April 27, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 was recorded in the South Pacific Ocean near Macquarie Island, which is part of Australia. The epicenter of the tremors was located at a distance of about 1.5 thousand km from the large island of Tasmania.