An Earthquake M 6.4 Occurs In The Banda Sea

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 occurred in the Banda Sea area, Maluku at 11.34 WIB.

Reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 29, BMKG noted that the earthquake was centered at sea, precisely at coordinates 5.54 south latitude and 130.04 east longitude or 275 km southwest of eastern Seram, Maluku with a depth of 209 km.

BMKG stated that the earthquake had no potential for a tsunami. BMKG appealed to the public to be careful of aftershocks that might occur.