Jakarta: An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Sunday the Manggarai Regency in Indonesia.
In a statement, Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the tremor occurred 56 kilometers north of the town of Ruteng.
Indonesia is regularly exposed to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire where many tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activity.
In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck Aceh province, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 170,000 people in Indonesia
