JAKARTA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 occurred in Mentawai Islands Regency, West Sumatra (West Sumatra). The earthquake occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, April 25.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) through its official website informed that the earthquake occurred at 03.00 WIB.
The location of the earthquake was 0.93 South Latitude (LS)-98.39 East Longitude (BT) with a depth of 84 kilometers.
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Meanwhile, the epicenter was 177 kilometers (km) northwest of the Mentawai Islands.
The BMKG issued an early warning that an earthquake had the potential for a tsunami.
Di Lokasi yang sama gempa bumi berkekuatan magnitudo 6,1 terjadi pada Minggu (23/4) pukul 04.17 WIB dengan pusat gempa berada di laut atau 177 kilometer Barat Laut Kepulauan Mentawai. Gempa bumi tersebut berada pada kedalaman 19 kilometer.
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