East Luwu Hit by 5.0-Magnitude Earthquake This Morning, says BMKG

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Ricky Mohammad Nugraha

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Petir Garda Bhwana

Selasa, 5 Maret 2019 07:27 WIB

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - East Luwu in South Sulawesi was just hit by a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on early dawn of Tuesday.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the earthquake rocked the region between 01:13 western Indonesia time (WIB) and 02:13 WIB.

Through its Twitter account, BMKG announced that the quake’s epicenter was a mere 30 kilometers Northeast off the coast of East Luwu. The earthquake’s hypocenter was recorded at the depth of 10-kilometers.

According to BMKG, the earthquake was also felt at areas in the vicinity of East Luwu such as Soroako. Fortunately, official reports predict that the earthquake will not potentially trigger a tsunami and there has yet been reports of casualties up to the publication of this news.

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