JAKARTA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 occurred on South Pagai Island, Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra. The earthquake had no potential for a tsunami.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that the earthquake occurred at 14:47 WIB, Monday, October 19. The location is 3.31 LS-100.40 East Longitude, 32 km southeast of South Pagai Island.
Mag earthquake : 5.8, 19/10/2020 14:31:30 (Earthquake center in the Sea 33km West Power of South Pagai Island), Depth: 14 Km Felt (MMI) II-III Padang, II-III MukoMuko, II-III Painan , II-III Mentawai, I-II Bengkulu City, #BMKG
- BMKG (@infoBMKG) October 19, 2020
The depth of the earthquake was 14 kilometers. "There is no potential for a tsunami," wrote the Twitter account @infoBMKG .
Meanwhile, the Head of BMKG's Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Division, Daryono, on the @DaryonoBMKG Instagram account, released earthquake data in South Pagai with a magnitude of 5.6. The depth of the earthquake was 13 km.
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