Strong earthquakes shake part of Indonesia's West Papua
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Jakarta (AP) A series of strong inland earthquakes shook Indonesia's easternmost province Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.
The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said at least four land-based earthquakes between 6.2 and 5.5 magnitude were centred about 37 km (23 miles) northwest of Central Mamberamo district of West Papua province at a depth up to 16 km (10 miles).
Those earthquakes posed no danger of triggering a tsunami, said Daryono, who heads the Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Division. He said the earthquakes were triggered by a thrust in the Memberamo Anjak fault.
There is no report on the impact of damage, said Daryono, who goes by a single name.
The US Geological Survey measured the quakes between 6.1 and 5.9 magnitude at a depth of 19 to 33 km (11.8 to 20.5 miles). Variations in early measurements are common.
With a population of around 1.2 million, West Papua is one of Indonesia's least-populous provinces.
Indonesia is a seismically active archipelago of 270 million people that is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.
In February, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed at least 25 people and injured more than 460 in West Sumatra province. In January 2021, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed more than 100 people and injured nearly 6,500 in West Sulawesi province.
A massive quake off the coast of Aceh in 2004 triggered a powerful tsunami that killed around 230,000 people in a dozen countries. (AP)
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8 TTP terrorists killed in police operation in Pakistan's KPK
Peshawar (PTI): At least eight terrorists, associated with the banned outfit TTP, were killed and several others injured during a major police operation in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, police said.
The operation was conducted in the border area between Kohat and Karak districts, situated in the southern parts of the province.
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According to Regional Police Officer (RPO) Kohat, Abbas Majeed Marwat, the operation was initiated after intelligence reports indicated the presence of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in the Karkando area, under the jurisdiction of Khurram Police Station.
He said other terrorists were injured in the operation, which is being conducted under his direct supervision.
The RPO added that the operation is still ongoing and multiple hideouts of the militants in the mountainous terrain were destroyed.
He further said that the bodies of the slain terrorists remain in the hilly area, as their accomplices are attempting to retrieve the bodies by opening fire on police.
