5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Western Australia

Canberra, July 15 (HS): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Western Australia on Monday. This information was given by the United States Geological Survey.

No tsunami alert has been issued after the earthquake. The center of the earthquake was located in the Indian Ocean, which was 10 kilometers below the ground. It is near the Derby of Western Australia. It is noteworthy that in the same region on Sunday, an earthquake had occurred, whose intensity was 6.6 on the Richter scale.