Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Jolts North Sulawesi's Melonguane

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Petir Garda Bhwana

Minggu, 23 Februari 2020 17:28 WIB

Earthquake illustration. abcnews.com

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hit Melonguane in North Sulawesi Province on Saturday night but no casualties were reported.

The tremor which broke out at 22:29 WIB (West Indonesia Standard Time) was centered in the sea 169 kilometers northwest of Melonguane at a depth of 10 kilometers, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said in a statement posted on its website,

The quake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami, the agency said. However, it called on local residents to stay alert for possible aftershocks.

There was no immediate report of casualties or material damage.

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