73 Earthquakes Shake North Sulawesi In 7 Days, 49 Percent Shallow Depth

JAKARTA - The Manado Geophysics Station recorded 73 earthquakes that circulated the North Sulawesi region in seven days during the period 24-30 November 2023.

"During this period there were three earthquakes that were felt," said the Coordinator for Data and Information at the Manado Geophysics Station, Muhammad Zulkifli, in Manado, Monday, December 4, as reported by Antara.

The earthquake had a magnitude (M) of 5.2 that occurred on November 26, 2023, M 4,2 on November 27, 2023 and M 5.0 on November 28, 2023.

The earthquake that occurred in this period was 65.75 percent or most of which had a magnitude of between 3-4.9, while 32.51 percent had a magnitude of less than 3, and 2.74 percent had a magnitude of more or equal to 5.

Seeing the depth of the earthquake, 49.32 percent of which were shallow earthquakes between one and 60 kilometers, while 49.31 percent were intermediate (between 61-300 kilometers) and 1.37 percent were deep in more than or equal to 300 kilometers.

"From the seismicity map or the epicenter map, most of the earthquake occurred in the Tomini Bay area, North Maluku Sea, and Talaud Islands," he said.

In the previous period, the BMKG of the Manado Geophysics Station recorded 74 earthquake events that shocked the North Sulawesi region on 17-23 November 2023.

The recorded earthquake was mostly (66.22 percent) with a magnitude of between three and 4.9, while 28.38 percent had a magnitude of less than three, and the remaining 5.41 percent had a magnitude of more than or equal to 5.