Indonesian officials issued a tsunami warning in the country early Tuesday morning local time, just minutes after the country was shaken by a 7.9 earthquake.
The earthquake hit around 12:47 a.m. local time and was centered in the Banda Sea, about 229 miles northeast of East Timor. The earthquake was felt as far away as Australia, although officials say there is no threat of tsunami there at this time.
Indonesian officials have put several areas under a tsunami warning, directing local authorities to evacuate the areas. Other areas that are not under tsunami warnings are directed to stay away from beaches and other bodies of water until further notice.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/indonesia-issues-tsunami-warning-after-earthquakeWhat is the Ring of Fire?
The Ring of Fire is a massive group of 452 active and dormant volcanoes within Pacific Ocean, according to EcoWatch, which spans approximately 40,000 kilometers (about 24,854 miles). Together, they form a semi-circle shape that surrounds the Philippine Sea plate, the Pacific Plate, the Juan de Fuca and Cocos plates, and the Nazca Plate. Many of these volcanoes formed through subduction, which happens when tectonic plates shift, causing magma to melt and solidify.
Not only are surrounding communities affected and endangered by these volcanoes, but they're also affected by the earthquakes that occur as a result of the volcanic activity — about 90 percent of our planet's earthquakes strike within the ring, affecting residents in in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and the western seaboard of both North and South America.
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