Earthquakes Hit Maluku Region

A moderate 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Banda Sea 86 km northeast of Pulau Damar Island, Indonesia, on Saturday, Oct 31, at 10:10 pm local time (per VolcanoDiscovery.com).

The region also experienced a lighter 3.0-magnitude quake nine kilometers west of Pulau Mayu Island earlier that day, at 12:25 pm, according to the same source.

BMKG (Indonesia's Meteorological and Geophysical Agency) warned of heavy rain across most major Indonesian cities on Saturday, as weather conditions remain unstable in the region per Tempo.co.