The Mentawai Earthquake Today Is A Magnitude Of 6.4, Previously There Were 2 Earthquakes With A Power Of M 4.9 And A Magnitude Of 5.8

Titik koordinat gempa Mentawai magnitudo 6,4/FOTO via BMKG

JAKARTA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 occurred in the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra. There have been no reports of the impact of this earthquake.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the Mentawai earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred at 10.29 WIB, Monday, August 29. It is located at 0.99 latitudes, 98.53 east longitude (161 km northwest of the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra).

The depth of the earthquake was 10 kilometers. The BMKG confirmed that the Mentawai earthquake did not have the potential for a tsunami.

"This Siberut earthquake is a continuation of the earthquake activity that occurred earlier at 00:04 WIB with Mag. 4.9 and at 05.34 WIB with Mag. 5.8", wrote the Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Coordinator - BMKG, Daryono on his Instagram account.