6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Kupang NTT, No Tsunami Warning

Earthquake illustration (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 rocked Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Thursday, November 2 morning.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the Kupang earthquake occurred at 04.04 WIB.

The location of the Kupang earthquake was at coordinates 10.34 south latitude and 123.76 east longitude. The epicenter of the earthquake was on land 24 km Kupang with a depth of 10 kilometers.

"The earthquake shock was felt in Kupang, South Central Timor Regency, Rote, Waingapu, and Alor," wrote BMKG on the Twitter account.

There is no warning of the potential for a tsunami issued by BMKG due to this earthquake. In addition, until now there have been no reports of damage caused by the earthquake.