Kalimantan Rocked 24 Times Earthquake Throughout November 2024

Maps of earthquake distribution activity in the Kalimantan region and its surroundings in the period November 2024. (ANTARA/HO-BMKG)

JAKARTA - Geophysics Station of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Balikpapan Province of East Kalimantan (Kaltim) recorded 24 earthquakes rocked the Kalimantan region and its surroundings in the November 2024 period.

Head of Balikpapan Geophysics Station Rasmid in his statement in Banjarmasin, Sunday, said the tectonic earthquake that occurred during the November 2024 period was 2 to 4.2 magnitudes.

Maps of earthquake distribution (Seismisitas) include an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.5 on November 6 at around 20.50 WITA at the location of 2,51 LS-110.20 East Longitude at a distance of 110 kilometers southwest of Ketapang (Kalbar) a depth of 10 kilometers with a scale of II-III MMI (vibrational being felt).

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 on November 7 at around 16.54 WITA at the location of 0.85 LU-118.75 BT on land at a distance of 162 kilometers northeast of Bontang (Kaltim) a depth of 15 kilometers, an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 at around 17.48 WITA at the location of 1.08 LU-118.55 East Longitude at a distance of 159 kilometers northeast of Bontang at a depth of 31 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.7 on November 8 at around 04.39 WITA at the location of 1.50 LU-118.81 East Longitude at a distance of 171 kilometers southeast of Berau (Kaltim) a depth of 7 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude 2.0 on November 9 at around 05.22 WITA at the location of 1.14 LU-118.49 East Longitude at a distance of 159 kilometers northeast of Bontang (Kaltim) a depth of 21 kilometers, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.2 at around 13.30 WITA at the location of 2,82 LU-117.34 East Longitude at a distance of 40 kilometers southeast of Bulungan (Kaltara) a depth of 7 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 on November 10 at around 18.09 WITA at the location of 2.18 LU-118.14 East Longitude at a distance of 87 kilometers northeast of Berau (Kaltim) a depth of 15 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 on November 11 at around 12.02 WITA at the location of 2,54 LS-117.00 East Longitude at a distance of 127 kilometers northeast of Kotabaru (Kalsel) a depth of 67 kilometers, an earthquake with a magnitude of around 12.41 WITA at the location of 2.11 LS-115.24 East Longitude at a distance of 33 kilometers north of Amuntai (Kalsel) a depth of 4 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 on November 12 at around 00.12 WITA at the location of 1.34 LU-118.49 East Longitude at a distance of 147 kilometers southeast of Berau (Kaltim) a depth of 16 kilometers on a scale II-III (vibrationally felt), an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.6 at around 01.57 WITA at the location of 1.27 LU-118.48 East Longitude at a distance of 151 kilometers southeast of Berau (Kaltim) a depth of 10 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 on November 16 at around 12.07 WITA at the location of 1.71 LU-116.98 East Longitude at a distance of 75 kilometers southwest of Tanjung Redeb (Kaltim) a depth of 4 kilometers, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 at around 12.28 WITA at the location of 2.32 LS-115.14 East Longitude at a distance of 13 kilometers northwest of Hulu Sungai Utara (Kalsel) a depth of 45 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 on November 19 at around 11.10 WITA at the location 0.96 LU-118.95 East Longitude at a distance of 182 kilometers northwest of East Kutai (Kaltim) a depth of 10 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 on November 23 at around 07.23 WITA at the location of 1.17 LU-118.29 East Longitude at a distance of 141 kilometers southeast of Berau (Kaltim) a depth of 19 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.5 on November 24 at around 03.53 WITA at the location 0.92 LU-118.65 on land at a distance of 89 kilometers east of Kaliorang (Kaltim) a depth of 23 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.2 on November 27 at around 19.28 WITA at the location of 1.40 LU-117.69 East Longitude at a distance of 80 kilometers southeast of Berau (Kaltim) a depth of 37 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.7 on November 28 at around 01.13 WITA at the location of 2.32 LS-115.37 East Longitude at a distance of 24 kilometers northeast of Hulu Sungai Utara (Kalsel) a depth of 3 kilometers, an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 at around 16.49 WITA at the location of 0.95 LU-118.51 East Longitude at a distance of 146 kilometers northeast of Bontang (Kaltim) a depth of 78 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 on November 29 at around 08.52 WITA at the location of 0.78 LU-118.70 East Longitude at a distance of 154 kilometers northeast of Bontang (Kaltim) a depth of 11 kilometers, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 at around 09.02 WITA at the location of 3.39 South Latitude-115.03 East Longitude at a distance of 8 kilometers southeast of Banjar (Kalsel) a depth of 14 kilometers with a scale of II MMI (vibration was felt).

On the same day, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 at around 09.46 at the location of 0.73 LU-118.69 East Longitude at a distance of 150 kilometers northeast of Bontang (Kaltim) a depth of 86 kilometers, an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 at around 11.51 WITA at the location of 3.77 LS-115.46 East Longitude at a distance of 37 kilometers southwest of Tanah Bumbu (Kalsel) a depth of 5 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.2 on November 30 at around 12.25 WITA at the location of 2.57 LU-117.37 East Longitude at a distance of 48 kilometers north of Tanjung Redeb (Kaltim) a depth of 4 kilometers.

Quoted by Antara, BMKG appealed to the people of the surrounding Kalimantan to remain calm and not panic when an earthquake occurred, and to avoid collapsed-prone buildings caused by the earthquake, then contact the local Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) in case of post-earthquake damage.