5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi

This is the point of the earthquake in Sangihe Islands which was reported by BMG. (IST)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 rocked the sea area of the Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi.

Head of the BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center, Daryono in Jakarta, Thursday said the epicenter of the earthquake was located at coordinates 5.72 north latitude and 126.13 east longitude, or precisely located in the sea at a distance of 150 km northwest of Karatung Island, North Sulawesi at a depth of 117 km.

"By paying attention to the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, the earthquake that occurred was a type of earthquake that prevented it due to the intra-slab deformation activity of the Philippine Sea Plate," Daryono said as quoted by Antara.

He added that the results of the analysis of the source mechanism showed that the earthquake had a thrust fault mechanism.

He said the earthquake that occurred on Thursday, June 29, at 20.52 WIB had updated parameters with a magnitude of 4.9. "The modeling results show that this earthquake has no tsunami potential," he said.

He added that the earthquake caused shocks in the Marore Islands area with an intensity scale of III MMI (modified mercy), meaning that the vibrations were felt real in the house, felt vibrations as if a truck was passing.

The earthquake was also felt in the Miangas and Essang areas with an intensity scale of II-III MMI (vibrational vibration felt real in the house, felt vibration as if a truck was passing).

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

Daryono said that until 21.00 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.

In addition, he also appealed to the public to remain calm and not be influenced by issues that cannot be justified.