Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake In Sulawesi Sea, BMKG Ensures No Tsunami Potential

ILLUSTRATION VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Meteorological Agency for Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) ensures that a 6.1 magnitude tectonic earthquake that occurs in the Sulawesi Sea region is not a potential tsunami.

Head of BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center, Bambang Setiyo Prayitno said the earthquake was originally recorded magnitude 6.0 then updated to magnitude 6.1.

"The epicenter of the earthquake is located at coordinates 4.22 LU and 124.72 BT, or precisely located in the sea at a distance of 109 km northwest of Tahuna City, Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi at a depth of 301 km", he said quoted Antara, April 10. The earthquake that occurred in the Sulawesi Sea area was a type of deep earthquake due to subduction activity.

"The results of the analysis of the source mechanism show that earthquakes have a mechanism of movement down (a normal fault)", he said.

Bambang said that the earthquake shock was felt in the Talaud area with a scale of III MMI or vibration felt real outside the house.  Then in Sanana, Tobelo, Ternate, Kao scale II-III MMI which means the vibration is felt real in the house.

Until now there have been no reports of damage caused by the earthquake. The modeling results show that this earthquake is not potentially a tsunami", he said.

"The community is encouraged to remain calm and unaffected by issues that cannot be accounted for", Bambang said.