Earthquake of 5.9 Magnitude Strikes Minahasa Peninsula in Indonesia

The German Research Center for Geosciences announced that "an earthquake of 5.9 magnitude shook the Minahasa Peninsula in the Indonesian region of Sulawesi today, Saturday." It explained that "the earthquake occurred at a depth of ten kilometers below the surface." The Indonesian Geophysics Agency stated that "this earthquake does not have the potential to cause a tsunami." Indonesia is located on what is known as the "Pacific Ring of Fire," where the convergence of tectonic plates causes significant seismic activity.