Early Monday, Earthquake M 3.1 And 3.4 Guncang North Sulawesi And Papua

JAKARTA - An earthquake with a magnitude (M) of 3.4 occurred in Papua, after 17 minutes earlier also occurred in North Sulawesi (Sulut) with M 3.1, Monday, October 14, 2024.

Based on data from the X account of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the earthquake in Papua was 38 km southwest, Jayapura with a depth of 10 kilometers, Monday at 01.07 WIB.

The coordinates of the earthquake were at 3.33 South Latitude and 139.78 East Longitude. BMKG conveyed that earthquake information could change along with the completeness of their data.

Meanwhile, 17 minutes earlier, namely 00.50 WIB, the earthquake also occurred at 137 kilometers northeast of Bitung, North Sulawesi, with a depth of 10 kilometers.

In the upload, there was no mention of the potential for a tsunami due to an earthquake in the sea that occurred in the North Sulawesi region.