Throughout 2021, Bengkulu Was Hit By 414 Earthquakes

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BENGKULU - The Bengkulu Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that during January to the end of December 2021, 414 earthquakes had occurred in Bengkulu Province. Head of BMKG Bengkulu, Klaus Apoho Damanik said the earthquakes in Bengkulu Province had varying strengths. more than 414 earthquakes throughout 2021," said Damanik in Bengkulu, as reported by Antara, Thursday, December 30.

However, the earthquake that occurred in Bengkulu Province had an average magnitude below 5.0 so that the earthquake that occurred did not have a harmful impact on the people of Bengkulu. .

According to him, Bengkulu is located in the middle of Sumatra Island in the 'Ring of Fire' or in the earthquake path so that it has the potential for earthquakes to remain throughout the Bengkulu Province. have to worry.

Because Bengkulu Province has a very large earthquake potential, reaching around 8.4 on the Richter scale which happened in 1844. land," he said. Damanik continued, with the occurrence of small earthquakes causing the release of energy in the earth's plate to occur continuously, thereby reducing the occurrence of large earthquakes in Bengkulu.