5.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Indonesia's Enggano Island
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6 July 2022 17:48 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An earthquake measuring 5.3 the Richter scale shook Indonesia's Enggano Island at noon today, July 6. Enggano Island is one of Indonesia's outlying islands on the Indian Ocean, part of Sumatra's Bengkulu Province.
Bambang Prayitno, head of the Earthquake and Tsunami Center of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), said it was a tectonic earthquake caused by plate subduction activities, with no potential for a tsunami.
"BMKG's analysis results showed that the earthquake had a parameter update with a magnitude of 5.3," Bambang said in a statement, Wednesday.
The earthquake's epicenter was at 5.18° South Latitude and 100.92° East Longitude, approximately 151 kilometers southwest offshore of Enggano. The quake was relatively shallow at a depth of roughly 10 kilometers.
So far, there has been no report on damages. "The modeling results show that this earthquake has no potential for a tsunami," Bambang said.
Based on BMKG' monitoring as of 12:30 local time, there had been no aftershocks.
Bambang advised nearby residents to remain calm and only trust credible sources for information. He also reminded residents to avoid cracked or damaged buildings.
Maria Fransisca Lahur
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