Earthquake M 6.6 In Nabire Papua, Susulant Shock Continues

Earthquake illustration (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded that until 01.51 WIB, aftershocks continued to occur in Nabire City, Central Papua, after being rocked by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6.

From the existing data as informed through the X account reported by Antara, Friday morning, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 occurred at 01.19 WIB or 03.19 WIT, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 occurred at 01.33 WIB at a coordinate point of 3.37 South Latitude, 135.58 East Longitude.

A few minutes later, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 was shaken again at 01.35 WIB. Then at 01.36 WIB the earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 shook the city of Nabire again.

Aftershocks continued with a magnitude of 3.4 at 01.43 WIB, then at 01.51 WIB the magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook the city again.

And most recently, at 02.05 WIB, Nabire City, Central Papua, an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.6 was still shaking.

"Disclaimer: This information prioritizes speed, so that data processing results are not stable and can change along with," wrote BMKG in each publication.

Previously, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 rocked Nabire City, Central Papua, on Friday at around 1.19 WIB or 3.19 WIT and it was confirmed that there was no potential for a tsunami.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) through its official website quoted in Jakarta, Friday morning, stated that the earthquake that rocked Nabire City, located at the coordinates of 3.47 South Latitude, 135.49 East Longitude.

The location, according to the same data, is about 29 kilometers northwest of Nabire City, Central Papua, with a depth of 24 kilometers.

"There is no potential for a tsunami," wrote BMKG