JAKARTA - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook Maluku Tenggara Regency, Maluku Province, on Sunday at around 04.21 WIB or 6.21 WIT and was confirmed as not having the potential for a Tsunami.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) through an official website quoted in Jakarta, Sunday, stated that the earthquake that shook the Maluku Tenggara Regency, was located at the coordinate point of Lok 6.54LS, 130.76BT.

The location, according to the same data, is about 170 kilometers northwest of Southeast Maluku, with a depth of 118 kilometers.

The same information states that the data provided prioritizes speed, so the results of data processing are not stable and can change as the data is completed.

"Disclaimer: This information prioritizes speed, so the results of data processing are not stable and can change as data completeness," wrote the official BMKG account.

BMKG has not reported in detail regarding the triggers and impacts caused by the earthquake on the community.

For this reason, the public is urged to remain calm and not be influenced by issues that cannot be verified, until the results of the comprehensive event analysis are officially reported by BMKG.


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