M6.4 Earthquake Shakes North Sulawesi, No Tsunami Potential

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Company (BMKG) recorded an earthquake within the Talaud Islands, North Sulawesi with a magnitude of M6.4 at 17.21.14 WIB.

“An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4,” wrote BMKG in a written assertion, Friday (21/4/2023)

The earthquake occurred exactly at factors 2.81 North Latitude, 127.14 East Longitude or 141 km southeast of North Sulawesi and 153 km of North Maluku. Depth degree is 10 Km.

“Bearing in mind the situation of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, the earthquake that occurred was a shallow kind of earthquake as a consequence of faulting/faulting exercise within the Maluku Sea Plate. The outcomes of the evaluation of the supply mechanism present that the earthquake has a strike-slip mechanism,” he defined.

BMKG mentioned the earthquake had no potential for a tsunami. As of 17.50 WIB, the BMKG monitoring outcomes confirmed that there have been 2 (two) aftershock actions ) with magnitudes M3.9 and M3.3.

BMKG calls on the general public to stay calm and never be influenced by points whose reality can’t be accounted for. “To be able to keep away from buildings which can be cracked or broken by an earthquake. Examine and ensure the constructing the place you reside is sufficiently earthquake-resistant, or that there is no such thing as a injury as a consequence of earthquake vibrations that would endanger the steadiness of the constructing earlier than you come to your own home.”

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