JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued a tsunami early warning after a magnitude 8.7 tectonic earthquake rocked the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia, on Wednesday, July 30 morning.
BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Director Daryono said the results of the analysis showed that the earthquake had the potential to trigger a tsunami in a number of parts of Indonesia with an alert status or wave height of less than 0.5 meters.
The BMKG confirmed that the areas with alert status include the Talaud Islands with an estimated wave arrival time of 14.52.24 WITA, Gorontalo City (16.39.54 WITA), North Halmahera (16.04.24 WIT), Manokwari (16.08.54 WIT), Raja Ampat (16.18.54 WIT), Biak Numfor (16.21.54 WIT), Supiori (16.21.54 WIT), North Sorong (16.24.54 WIT), Jayapura (16.30.24 WIT), and Sarmi (16.30.24 WIT).
Daryono appealed to people in the affected coastal areas to remain calm and stay away from the beach until further official statements were made.
Until now, there have been no reports of damage to buildings as a result of the earthquake in Indonesian territory.
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The results of the earthquake parameter updating carried out by BMKG showed the epicenter was located at coordinates 52.51 degrees North Latitude and 160.26 degrees East Longitude at a depth of 18 kilometers due to plate subduction activity in Palung Kurile-Kamchatka (Kurile-Kamchatka Trench) with the fault mechanism rising.
Daryono said that until 08.30 WIB, the results of BMKG monitoring detected seven aftershock activity with the largest magnitude 6.9 and the smallest 5.4 in the local country.
Based on a report by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), the earthquake also has the potential for a tsunami in the regions of Russia, Japan, Alaska, the Philippines, Hawaii, and Guam.
The BMKG asked the public to ensure that official information only came from the verified BMKG communication channel, and the source was not provoked by unclear information.
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