Earthquake M 5.6 Guncang Pacitan, BMKG: No Tsunami Potential

Illustration of an earthquake. (Antara)

JATIM - An earthquake measuring 5.6 magnitude (M) occurred in the Pacitan area, East Java (East Java) on Sunday 11 September, at around 11.16 WIB.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that an earthquake with a depth of 10 kilometers from this earthquake did not cause a tsunami.

"Tidak berpotensi tsunami," tulis BMKG dalam akun Twitternya, @infoBMKG, Minggu 11 September.

Based on BMKG information, the location of the earthquake was 316 kilometers southwest of Pacitan or at 11.01 South Latitude, 110.77 East Longitude.

On this day, the earthquake occurred on Siberut Island, Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra (West Sumatra). The earthquake reached M 6.2, then the follow-up in the area with the same magnitude of M 5.3.

Gempa berkekuatan M 7,6 juga mengguncang Papua New Guinea kawasan timur, pada hari ini.

According to the international organization of the European Mediterranean Seismological Center earthquake monitoring, the depth of the Papua New Guinea earthquake reached 80 kilometers.

Papua New Guineans were busy sending news about the earthquake shortly after the incident via social media.

They put photos and videos showing cracked roads, damaged buildings and cars, and items on supermarket shelves fell.