BMKG: The M 7.4 Taiwan Strike Earthquake Has No Tsunami Influence In Indonesia

Earthquake illustration (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) confirmed that the Mw 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit eastern Taiwan, on Wednesday morning April 3 at around 06.58 WIB, did not have a tsunami impact on Indonesian territory.

Head of the BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center, Daryono, said this was confirmed based on the results of the analysis conducted by the BMKG, which lasted a while after receiving information that the earthquake had hit Taiwan.

"The earthquake caused a small tsunami in the Taiwan Sea and its surroundings, but had no significant impact on Indonesia," he said, quoted by ANTARA.

Therefore, BMKG urges the Indonesian people to remain calm and not believe in fake news or information that cannot be justified.

Previously, the BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center team informed that an earthquake had occurred in eastern Taiwan with a magnitude of Mw 7.3 which was later updated to Mw7.4 on Wednesday (3/4) at 06.58 WIB.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located at sea at coordinates 23.80 degrees North Latitude (LU): 121.67 degrees East Longitude (BT) with a depth of 11 kilometers.

This earthquake was a type of shallow earthquake that was allegedly triggered by plate subduction activity in Palung Ryukyu (Ryukyu Trench) with a thrust fault mechanism.

The impact of this earthquake was reported to have caused moderate to severe damage, up to a VII-VIII MMI intensity scale in various places near the epicenter.

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) provides information that this earthquake caused a local tsunami in Taiwan.

Based on Tide Gauge Chengong (Taiwan) records, this earthquake caused a tsunami with a height of 45 centimeters, longdong (Taiwan) 21 centimeters, and Ishigakijima (Japan) 12 centimeters.