NTB - An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude (M) rocked Sumbawa, Bima and Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) on Sunday, 17:04 WIB.
The Coordinator for Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Daryono reported that the earthquake occurred due to subduction activity. in Jakarta, Sunday 17 April. He explained that the epicenter of the tectonic earthquake was located at coordinates 10.01 South Latitude and 117.93 East Longitude, precisely at sea at a distance of 93 kilometers south of Plampang, Sumbawa, with a depth of 58 km. The subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate that plunged under the Lesser Sunda Islands (The Lesser Sunda) with a thrust fault mechanism. -there will be trucks going by).
Meanwhile, Bima and Mataram had an intensity scale of II-III MMI (the vibration was felt in the house. The vibration was felt as if a truck had passed). "The modeling results show that this earthquake has no potential for a tsunami," he said. As of 17.30 WIB, the results of BMKG monitoring have not shown any aftershock activity. The community is also advised to avoid cracked or damaged buildings caused by the earthquake. "Check and make sure the building where you live is earthquake-resistant enough, or there is no damage due to earthquake vibrations that endanger the stability of the building before you return to the house," he said.
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