Earthquake In Parigi, Central Sulawesi Due To Active Fault

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that the tectonic earthquake that occurred in the Torue area, Parigi Moutong Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, on Sunday at 08.44 WIB was caused by active fault activity.

The earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 was centered on land at a depth of 10 km at coordinates 1.19 South Latitude and 120.26 East Longitude.

"By paying attention to the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, the earthquake that occurred was a shallow type of earthquake due to active fault activity," said Head of the BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center Daryono, Antara, Sunday, August 6.

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

The results of BMKG monitoring showed that until 09.05 WIB there were three aftershock activity with a magnitude of 3.3 after the earthquake that occurred on Sunday at 08.44 WIB, which was originally reported to have a magnitude of 5.3 and then updated to 5.2.

Daryono said that the tremors were felt in the Parigi area on the MMI III-IV and Palu and Poso intensity scale on the MMI III intensity scale.

On the MMI III scale, vibrations were felt inside the house, felt as if a truck had passed. Meanwhile, the tremors on the MMI IV scale during the day were felt by many people inside the house and several people outside the house and could cause pottery to break and doors and windows to bang.

Daryono appealed to residents to avoid buildings that were cracked or damaged by the earthquake and to carry out inspections to ensure that residential buildings were not damaged which could endanger the stability of the building before returning to their homes.