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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Juvenile held for trying to run over woman with his car in Pune
Pune (PTI): Police have taken a 17-year-old boy into custody for allegedly trying to run over a woman with his car following a heated argument in Maharashtra's Pune district, officials said on Monday. The incident, which occurred at Vadgaon Ghenand village in the Alandi area on Saturday, has drawn comparisons to the infamous Porsche car case from May 19, where a juvenile boy struck a motorbike in Pune's Kalyani Nagar locality, resulting in the deaths of two IT professionals.
In the earlier case, the juvenile remains in a correctional facility while his parents, two doctors, and an alleged middleman are currently in judicial custody.
In this recent incident, a video circulating on social media captures the reckless driving of a car that struck a woman.
The boy reportedly verbally abused the woman's husband and father-in-law before getting into the car and threatening to harm the couple.
Police claim the boy then drove the vehicle recklessly, ultimately hitting the woman and said she sustained only minor injuries.
"The juvenile has been apprehended and presented before the Juvenile Justice Board, which has ordered his placement in an observation home. We have submitted a request to try the minor as an adult in this case," a Pimpri Chinchwad police official said.
The case has been registered at the Alandi police station.
The minor faces charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 307 for attempted murder, as well as violations of the Motor Vehicles Act, the police said.
