Alert! Morotai Island Potentially High Intensity Earthquake

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JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) stated that Morotai Island in North Maluku Province has the potential for earthquakes with moderate to high intensity. said the Acting Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari in a media briefing received in Jakarta, Wednesday 9 March. each, and always on standby according to the conditions of their respective homes. "Try not to put items that have the potential to fall and prevent evacuation during an earthquake," said Abdul Muhari.

Previously, an earthquake with a magnitude (M) of 5.2 occurred in the Morotai Islands Regency, North Maluku Province on Wednesday at 08.49 WIB. Residents felt moderate shaking, with the epicenter 60 km northeast of Daruba, North Maluku, with a depth of 14 km. BPBD of the Morotai Islands Regency informed its residents that they felt a moderate shock. The shaking was felt for about 2 to 3 seconds. Currently, the impact of the earthquake is still being monitored by BPBD Morotai Islands Regency, and there have been no reports of casualties or damage to buildings. Meanwhile, based on the modeling analysis of the earthquake parameters, this earthquake did not have the potential for a tsunami. Analysis of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency stated that earthquake shocks measured by the MMI scale or Modified Mercalli Intensity showed that the Morotai area reached II – III MMII.