An Earthquake With A Magnitude Of 5.3 Guncang, Kaur Bengkulu Regency, No Tsunami Potential

Earthquake in Bengkulu (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - An earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude rocked Kaur Regency and Bengkulu City, Bengkulu Province on Saturday morning at a depth of 18 kilometers under the sea.

Quoting from the official website of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the earthquake occurred at 05.41 WIB and did not have the potential for a tsunami.

Quoted from ANTARA, the location or center of the earthquake was at sea or precisely 5.14 South Latitude, 102.99 East Longitude (BT) 55 kilometers southwest of Kaur-Bengkulu Regency.

Although there is no potential for a tsunami, BMKG still urges the public to remain careful and vigilant, especially the possibility of aftershocks.