Dhaka:Sulawesi An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck northern Sulawesi Island in Indonesia on Monday.

According to Qatar News Agency, the tremor was recorded 29 kilometers west of the Pohuwato Regency in Gorontalo Province, with a depth of 76 kilometers.

Indonesia is frequently affected by earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where several tectonic plates converge, causing regular volcanic and seismic activity.

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake in Aceh Province triggered a tsunami that resulted in the deaths of more than 170,000 people in Indonesia.