7.4 Magnitude Earthquake And Its Aftershocks Occur In Southwest Maluku, No Tsunami Potential

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JAKARTA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 occurred in Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, early Thursday, December 30.

As reported by Antara, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) through its official website monitored on Thursday morning, informed that the earthquake occurred at 01.25 western Indonesia time.

The location of the earthquake was at 7.76 south latitude—127.66 east longitude with a depth of 210 kilometers.

The epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea 45 kilometers southwest of Southwest Maluku.

Earthquake vibrations were felt to Tiakur on a scale of V—VI Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI), Tepa on a scale of IV—V MMI, Saumlaki on a scale of IV MMI, Tual on a scale of III MMI, Raja Ampat on a scale of II MMI, Kota Sorong on a scale of II MMI, Darwin Australia on a scale of III-IV MMI, Waingapu on a scale of III-IV MMI, Rote on a scale of III MMI, and Sabu on a scale of II MMI.

BMKG again informed that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 occurred in Southwest Maluku on Thursday at 02.21 western Indonesia time.

The location of the earthquake was at 7.81 South Latitude—127.69 East Longitude with a depth of 167 kilometers and the epicenter was 39 kilometers Northwest of Southwest Maluku.

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