Indonesia logs over 4,000 earthquakes in August, says meteorological agency

JAKARTA (Bernama): Indonesia was rocked by 4,071 earthquakes in August, the country’s meteorological agency said on Sunday, highlighting its vulnerability to seismic hazards.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said 4,050 quakes were below magnitude-5.0, while 21 exceeded that level. In 90 of the cases, the quakes were felt by residents.