Rocked By The Earthquake, Residents In Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara Scattered To Run Outside Their Homes
JAKARTA - People in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), scattered after being rocked by an earthquake on Tuesday, December 14 this afternoon. The earthquake is estimated to have occurred at around 10:45 a.m.
One resident in East Flores, Larantuka, Fransiskus Tukan said, the earthquake occurred in a short duration.
"So it was felt very slowly at first but happened several times. Residents, including myself, are still calm with the strength of this small earthquake," said Frano, Francis' greeting when contacted by VOI from Jakarta, Tuesday, December 14.
However, continued Frano, the strength of the earthquake increased suddenly and made residents panic, run and scatter out of their homes. Almost in every house, residents look for a safe location by standing in the yard or city streets.
"So this feels like a big earthquake. It's like sleeping well, you can feel it. From a small one, slowly, suddenly it becomes big. All residents run to the yard to avoid collapsing buildings or building materials," added Frano.
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Until this news was revealed, residents had not dared to enter the house again. They are generally located in a yard or field away from buildings.
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued a warning of a tsunami in eastern Indonesia following an earthquake measuring 7.5 today.
"Tsunami Early Warning in SULSEL, NTT, SULTRA, NTB, MALUKU, Magnitude Earthquake: 7.5, 14-Dec-21 10:20:22 WIB, Lok: 7.59LS,122.26BT,Kdlmn:12Km," reads a written warning from the BMKG today.