JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 rocked North Sulawesi on Tuesday, February 25, at around 22.59 WIB.

Based on information from the BMKG website, the earthquake occurred 28 kilometers northeast of Ondong, Sitaro Islands, Siau Islands Regency, Tagulandang Biaro, North Sulawesi, with a depth of 109 kilometers.

The location of the earthquake was at coordinates 2.80 North Latitude and 125.61 East Longitude in northeastern Ondong, Sitaro Islands, North Sulawesi.

"Earthquakes do not have the potential for a tsunami," said a statement written on the BMKG official website.

BMKG also said that the information informed prioritizes speed, so that the results of the initial processing can change along with the completeness of the data. Until now, BMKG has not reported in detail the causes and impacts of the earthquake on the community.

The public is advised to remain calm and not be influenced by issues that cannot be justified, until the results of the official analysis from the BMKG are released.


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