5.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia’s East Java

JAKARTA (WAM/APP): An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia’s East Java province on Monday.

The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes frequently affect various parts of Indonesia, which lies along the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire, where multiple tectonic plates meet, causing recurrent volcanic and seismic activity.