JAKARTA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 rocked the Majene area, West Sulawesi on the early hours of Friday, January 15. The earthquake occurred at around 01.28 WIB or 2.28 WITA.
Referring to data from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported by VOI, the epicenter was on land, 6 kilometers northeast of Majene. The earthquake was also felt in Palu, Central Sulawesi and Makassar, South Sulawesi.
This earthquake is an earthquake that has occurred the umpteenth time around West Sulawesi. On Thursday afternoon, January 14, the earthquake had occurred several times.
According to BMKG, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 was felt as far as Makassar and Palu but there was no potential for a tsunami.
Indonesia, which has an archipelagic status, is on the path of the world's most active earthquake, which is commonly called the "ring of fire path." Geologically, Indonesia is surrounded by the Pacific Ring of Fire and is located on top of three continental plate collisions: Indo-Australia to the south,
Eurasia from the north, and the Pacific from the east. That is what makes Indonesia prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes.
Reporting from Sains.sindonews.com, the following notes are the major earthquakes that have occurred in Indonesia.
Aceh (2004)For the people of Aceh, the earthquake and tsunami that occurred on December 26, 2004, of course, still remain in the minds of today.
The earthquake with a magnitude of about 9.0 shook Tanah Rencong and caused a tsunami as high as 30 meters.
Yogyakarta (2006)A large earthquake rocked Yogyakarta, to be precise on 27 May 2006. Although it did not cause a tsunami, an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale on Saturday morning killed thousands of people and injured tens of thousands of others.
On May 27, 2006, a big earthquake rocked Yogyakarta. The earthquake did not cause a tsunami, but killed thousands of people and injured tens of thousands.
Sumatra (2005)An earthquake measuring 8.6 magnitudes rocked the island of Sumatra on March 28, 2005, at 23.09 WIB. The epicenter was located under the surface of the Indian Ocean, 200 km west of Sibolga, North Sumatra, or about half the distance between Nias and Simeulue Islands.
There were more than a thousand people died and 300 people were injured in the event of this natural disaster. The earthquake was even recorded as the 8th largest earthquake in the world since 1900.
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