Updated Jayapura Earthquake: 61 Flats, Hotel Buildings And Damaged Hospitals

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PAPUA - A number of buildings in Jayapura City, Papua Province, suffered damage after being rocked by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on Monday, January 2 in the morning.

The manager of the Center for Command and Operations Control of the Papua Province Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Jonathan Koirewoa said the earthquake at 03.24 WIT affected several hotel and hospital buildings (RS).

The damaged buildings in Jayapura City include Horizon Hotel, damaged floor tiles; Provita Jayapura Hospital, damaged walls; Jayapura Mall, cracked walls; and Sunny Abepura Hotel, cracked walls and glass.

Jonathan added that until now there have been no reports of injuries or deaths.

The Papua Province BPBD, he said, is still waiting for further reports from the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Jayapura City and Regency regarding the impact of the earthquake.

Based on an Antara report, the Jambari Region's Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics said the earthquake that occurred on January 2 was originally reported to have a magnitude of 5.6 but was later updated to 4.9.

According to him, the earthquake whose center was at coordinates 2.58 South Latitude and 140.67 East Longitude, approximately 13 km northeast of Jayapura City, at a depth of about 10 km was felt on a scale of IV MMI in Jayapura City and Regency.

Jambari said, until 11.25 WIT there had been 61 aftershocks after an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 that occurred at 03.24 WIT and six of them could be felt.