West Sumatran Pasaman Residents Scattered Out Of Their Homes Due To 2 Earthquakes

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SIMPANG EMPAT - Residents of Simpang Empat, West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra, rushed out of their houses due to the strong earthquake shaking with a magnitude of 4.1.

"It was quite strong and we ran out of the house because we were worried that a building would collapse," said one of the Simpang Empat residents, Ade (30) as reported by ANTARA, Monday, August 15.

According to him, the earthquake occurred twice. The first earthquake was stronger than the second. Moreover, he is still traumatized by the earthquake on February 25, 2022, which caused many victims and buildings to collapse.

"We were traumatized by the earthquake. So when there was a strong vibration, we rushed out of the house," he said.

The same thing was felt by another resident, Andi (38), who felt the earthquake shaking which was quite strong. "I ran out of the house and no buildings were damaged," he said.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross Headquarters Pasaman Barat Ridawarsa said that as of 19.30 WIB his party was still monitoring the impact caused by the earthquake.

"Until now, there have been no reports of the impact of the damage caused by the earthquake. We will continue to monitor and seek information," he said.

Based on data from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the earthquake occurred twice, namely an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 at 19.02 WIB, location 0.22 North Latitude, 99.93 East Longitude (5 km southwest of Talu-West Pasaman-West Sumatra), a depth of 10 kilometers.

Then magnitude 3.0 at 19.08 WIB, location 0.23 North Latitude, 100.00 East Longitude (2 kilometers Northeast of Talu - West Pasaman - West Sumatra), a depth of 10 kilometers.