11 Houses Damaged Due To The East Mongondow Bolaang Earthquake

The house wall building was damaged by an earthquake of 6.1 magnitude in East Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi, Wednesday (26/2/2025). ANTARA/HO-BNPB

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) stated that 11 houses were damaged and 35 residents in East Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi were affected by the 6.1 magnitude earthquake, this morning.

Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari said the latest data at 16.00 WIB reported by the East Bolaang Mongondow BPBD Rapid Response team noted that the 11 housing units were lightly damaged and one building unit of the worship facility was moderately damaged due to the earthquake.

"The joint team is still collecting data and monitoring at the scene and cleaning up damaged house materials," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, February 26.

He ensured that there were no casualties in the earthquake which lasted for approximately 2-3 seconds this morning at 05.55 WIB.

Previously, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected an earthquake of 6.1 magnitude rocked East Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi with an intensity scale of IV MMI.

BMKG Director of Earthquake and Tsunami Daryono revealed that the epicenter of the earthquake was located at sea at a depth of 10 kilometers or 45 kilometers southeast of Tutuyan, East Bolaang Mongondow. Based on the results of the earthquake analysis, it was triggered by activity in the Sangihe subduction zone, North Sulawesi.