Hanoi:Northern Sulawesi An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck northern Sulawesi Island in Indonesia on Monday.
According to Qatar News Agency, the tremor occurred 29 kilometers west of the Pohuwato Regency in Gorontalo Province, with a depth of 76 kilometers.
Indonesia frequently experiences earthquakes due to its location along the Pacific Ring of Fire, where multiple tectonic plates meet, causing regular volcanic and seismic activity.
In 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake hit Aceh Province, triggering a tsunami that resulted in over 170,000 fatalities in Indonesia.