The United States Geological Survey reported that the quake occurred at 10:24 a.m. at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, though no immediate casualties or damage were reported on the island, which has approximately 50,000 residents. Indonesian authorities confirmed there was no tsunami risk.
Indonesia, an expansive archipelagic nation, regularly experiences seismic events due to its location along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where the interaction of tectonic plates creates significant geological activity.
Recent history has shown the devastating impact of such events in the region, including the January 2021 tremor in Sulawesi that claimed over 100 lives, the 2018 disaster in Palu that resulted in more than 2,200 fatalities, and the catastrophic 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Aceh that led to over 170,000 deaths.