Daily Express- The earthquake hit at a depth of 82km, about 45km southwest of Malang city in East Java, according to the USGS. An alert was issued by the Tsunami Service Provider INDONESIA in support of the UNESCO/IOC Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS).
Following the earthquake, an alert said: "Based on historical data and tsunami modelling, this earthquake may be capable of generating a tsunami affecting the Indian Ocean region.
"IOTWMS-TSP INDONESIA will monitor the situation to determine if a tsunami was generated and will issue further bulletins as information becomes available."
Indonesia's geophysics agency BMKG has since confirmed the earthquake would not trigger a tsunami.....READ MORE
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