Yet Another Earthquake Jolts Indonesia's East Regions Today

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Yet another high-magnitude earthquake struck eastern regions of Indonesia. Today, January 18, a 7.1-magnitude quake jolted North Sulawesi at 13:06:14 western Indonesian time (WIB).

According to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency’s (BMKG) initial report, the quake was centered at 2.80 degrees north longitude and 127.11 degrees east latitude, or 141 kilometers southeast Melonguane, North Sulawesi, at a depth of 64 kilometers. The agency confirmed that it did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami.

Residents in Sofifi, Manado, and Ternate reported the shaking on the agency’s social media.

Earlier this morning, Teluk Tomini, Bone Bolango, Gorontalo Province was jolted by a tectonic quake. “The BMKG’s analysis shows its updated parameter at 6.1 magnitudes,” said the agency’s head of the quake and tsunami center Daryono on Wednesday.

The quake was detected at 0.01 degrees north longitude and 123.27 degrees east latitude, or 28 kilometers south Bulawa, Bone Bolango, and at a depth of 148 kilometers.

“It’s an intraslab earthquake with an intermediate depth caused by rock deformation in Sangihe plate under Teluk Tomini.

The tremor was felt quite strongly with an intensity of III-IV MMI in Luwuk and Ampana areas. Weaker shaking at III MMI was reported in Kotamobagu, Gorontalo Regency, Pohuwato, Bolaang Mongondow Timur, Bolaang Mongondow Utara, Bolaang Mongondow, Gorontalo City, Taliabu, Minahasa Tenggara, Boalemo, Minahasa Selatan, Toli-Toli, Poso, dan Bone Bolango Regency.

MARIA FRANSISCA LAHUR

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