An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia on Thursday (December 30), reports Reutes citing the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to EMSC, the earth quake struck at a depth of 200 km.
The epicentre of the earthquake was about 250km northeast of Dili and 50km east of Indonesia’s Maluku islands in the Banda Sea.