Earthquake in Indonesia: Doublet Earthquakes in South Lampung, BMKG Ask the Public to Be Alert
Two earthquake shocks with a strength above magnitude 5 occurred in the waters southwest of Pesisir Barat, Lampung, today, Saturday (13/2/2021) at .
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TRIBUNBATAM.id - Two earthquake shocks with a strength above magnitude 5 occurred in the waters southwest of Pesisir Barat, Lampung, today, Saturday (13/2/2021) at 11.18 WIB and 11.30 WIB.
Not only time, referring to information conveyed by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) via Twitter, the two earthquakes occurred at points that were also close together.
The first earthquake was at the point of 6.81 South Latitude, 103.30 East Longitude or 193 km southwest of Pesisir Barat, Lampung.
Magnitude 6.2 Undersea Earthquake Strikes Indonesia
No casualties have been reported so far, officials said outlookindia.com 2021-02-10T20:23:44+05:30
A strong undersea earthquake shook western Indonesia on Wednesday, but no injuries were immediately reported.
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.2 quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) and was centered 217 kilometers (135 miles) south-southwest of Bengkulu city in Bengkulu province on the southwestern side of Sumatra island.
No tsunami warning was issued by the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency and no casualties were immediately reported.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 271 million people, is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.
6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia s Sulawesi; at least 7 killed, hundreds injured
Indonesia earthquake today: Videos on social media showed residents fleeing to higher ground on motorcycles, and a child trapped under the rubble as people tried to remove debris with their bare hands
Reuters | January 15, 2021 | Updated 10:43 IST
Earthquake in Indonesia: he epicentre of the quake was six kilometres (3.73 miles) northeast of Majene city at a depth of 10 kilometres
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia s Sulawesi island killed at least seven people, injured hundreds and damaged many buildings on Friday, the country s disaster mitigation agency said, as panicked residents fled to safer areas. The epicentre of the quake was six kilometres (3.73 miles) northeast of Majene city at a depth of 10 kilometres.
At least 34 killed as earthquake rocks Indonesia
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At least 34 killed as earthquake rocks Indonesia
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Residents inspect earthquake-damaged houses in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia s Sulawesi island early Friday, killing at least 34 people, levelling a hospital and severely damaging other buildings, authorities said.
Hundreds more were injured when the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours, triggering panic among the terrified residents of the island, which was hit by a huge quake and tsunami two and a half years ago that killed thousands. The latest information we have is that 26 people are dead. in Mamuju city, said Ali Rahman, head of the local disaster mitigation agency, adding that number could grow .