Jakarta, Nov. 15 -- Jailolo Subdistrict in Halmahera Barat District, North Maluku Province, was rocked by three aftershocks within 30 minutes on Friday morning following the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that jolted the areas on Thursday at around 11:17 p.m. local time.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) revealed that the aftershocks occurred at 03:54 a.m., 04:12 a.m., and 04:37 a.m. local time but they did not potentially trigger tsunami.

The magnitude of those aftershocks was recorded at between 5.3 and 6.1 on the Richter scale while their epicenter was located around 137 kilometersnorthwest of Jailolo Subdistrict at a depth of 10 kilometers.

Regarding this strong earthquake followed by repeated aftershocks, Head o...