An earthquake of magnitude 6 shakes Indonesia. Is there a risk of a tsunami?

An earthquake measuring six degrees on the Richter scale struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi today, Saturday, according to the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency, confirming no risk of a tsunami. At the same time, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center estimated the earthquake's strength at 5.9 degrees, noting that it occurred at a depth of 109 kilometers below the earth's surface. Despite the earthquake's intensity, there have been no reports of injuries or material damage so far, reassuring the safety of residents in the affected area. This earthquake comes less than a week after a previous earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit off the coast of Indonesia, as announced by the U.S. Geological Survey. The painful memory of the 2004 Sumatra earthquake still lingers in the world's memory, when a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island's coast caused a devastating tsunami that killed around 230,000 people in about 12 countries. Despite advances in monitoring and early warning technologies, concerns remain with each new earthquake in the earthquake-prone Indonesian archipelago.