Jakarta, Aug. 12 -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 rattled Indonesia on Tuesday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

As per the statement, the earthquake took place at a depth of 39km.

In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 6.3, On: 12/08/2025 13:54:27 IST, Lat: 2.09 S, Long: 138.81 E, Depth: 39 Km, Location: West Papua Indonesia."

Earlier on August 7, another earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter Scale occurred at a depth of 106km.

In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.9, On: 07/08/2025 20:59:00 IST, Lat: 1.03 N, Long: 98.80 E, Depth: 106 Km, Location: Northern Sumatra, Indonesia."

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