Earthquake Magnitude 5.0 Guncang Halmahera Selatan, No Tsunami Potential

JAKARTA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 occurred in South Halmahera, North Maluku Province, Sunday morning.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) through its official website informed that the earthquake occurred at 04:12 WIB.

The location of the earthquake was at 0.97 South Latitude - 128.91 East Longitude with a depth of 10 km.

Meanwhile, the epicenter of the earthquake was 144 km Northeast of South Halmahera, North Maluku Province.

The BMKG stated that the earthquake that occurred in South Halmahera, North Maluku Province did not have the potential for a tsunami.