An Earthquake With A Magnitude Of 6.1 Guncang Barat Daya, Sitaro Islands

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 occurred in the southwest of Ondong, Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands or Sitaro Islands, North Sulawesi.

According to BMKG broadcast, quoted by Antara, the earthquake occurred on Sunday at 07.03 WIB

The earthquake was centered at sea at a depth of 255 km in 69 km southwest of Ondong, precisely at coordinates 2.46 North Latitude and 124.80 East Longitude.

Earthquake vibrations were reported to have been felt in North Morotai on a scale III Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) and at Ternate on the MMI II scale.

On the MMI II scale, several people felt the vibration and caused light objects that were hung to sway.

The tremors on the MMI scale III felt real inside the house, felt as if a truck had passed.