The City Of Sorong Vibrates, An Earthquake With A Magnitude Of 5.5 On The Richter Scale Occurs This Morning

The city of Sorong was rocked by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 this morning. (Photo @bmkg)

JAKARTA - The city of Sorong, West Papua Province was rocked by an earthquake early on Sunday with a magnitude recorded by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency of 5.5. The earthquake occurred on Sunday, at 01.26 WIB at coordinates 0.63 South Latitude and 131.49 East Longitude. "The location is 35 km northeast of Sorong City," wrote the official BMKG website in Jakarta, Sunday, December 19.

The BMKG official website explained that the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometers. The earthquake in Sorong City did not have the potential for a tsunami. There is no information regarding the damage or casualties caused by the earthquake. "Be careful of possible aftershocks," the BMKG wrote as reported by Antara.

Previously, Kaimana Regency, West Papua Province was also rocked by an earthquake on Saturday, December 18, with a magnitude of 4.6. The earthquake occurred at 23.30 WIB at coordinates 3.92 South Latitude and 133.56 East Longitude.

The epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea 36 km southwest of Kaimana. The BMKG official website explained that the earthquake was at a depth of 17 kilometers.

Earthquake tremors were felt on the Kaimana III (MMI) scale. There is no information regarding the damage or casualties caused by the earthquake.