M5.1 Earthquake Shakes The South Indian Ocean Of East Java

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that the 5.1 Magnetudo (M) earthquake in the Indian Ocean south of East Java was a shallow type of earthquake due to activity in the Outte-Rise Zone.

Head of the BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center, Daryono in Jakarta, Sunday said the epicenter of the earthquake was located at coordinates 10.63 south latitude and 113.09 east longitude, or precisely located in the sea at a distance of 277 km southwest of Jember, East Java at a depth of 10 km.

"By paying attention to the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, the earthquake that occurred was a shallow type of earthquake due to activity in the Outte-Rise Zone," he explained.

He added that the earthquake that occurred at 07.18.41 WIB showed that the earthquake had a downward movement mechanism (normal fault).

'The modeling results show that this earthquake has no potential for a tsunami," he said.

Daryono said that based on the estimation of the shock map (shakemap), this earthquake caused shocks in the Jember and Malang areas with an intensity scale of I-II MMI (modified mercy intensity), meaning that vibrations were felt by several people, light objects that were hung swayed.

"Until now, there have been no reports of damage caused by the earthquake," he said.

He added that until 07.40 WIB, the results of BMKG monitoring had not shown any aftershock activity.

He appealed to the public to avoid buildings that were cracked or damaged by the earthquake.

"Check and make sure the building where you live is earthquake-resistant enough, or there is no damage due to earthquake vibrations that endanger the stability of the building before you return to the house," he said.