Indonesia s Sumba Island experiences first earthquake of 2021: BMKG 1st January 2021
(FOTO ANTARA/HO-BMKG) Jakarta (ANTARA) - A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked northwest of Sumba Island in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara on Friday morning, but it did not potentially generate a tsunami.
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) confirmed the receipt of immediate reports of casualties and damages in the aftermath of the earthquake that was noted as the first occurrence in the area on the first day of 2021.
The tremors of the earthquake, whose epicenter was located some 21 kilometers (km) away from northwest of Tambolaka, the capital of Sumba Barat Daya District, at a depth of 83 km, triggered fear and panic among several residents, who fled their houses.