Mukomuko Was Shaken By Two Earthquakes This Morning

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JAKARTA - There were two earthquakes in Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu Province, Tuesday, August 3. The first earthquake had a magnitude of 6.0 at 05:48 WIB.

Not until 15 minutes later, an aftershock with a lower scale shook again, at 06.01 WIB to be exact. This aftershock recorded a magnitude of 5.4.

Plt. Head of BNPB Disaster Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari explained that the first earthquake was centered at sea at 3.17 latitude and 100.18 east longitude, to be exact 123 km southwest of Mukomuko. The earthquake shock was also felt by the people of the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra Province.

Then, the second earthquake was still centered at sea, exactly 124 km southwest of Mukomuko with a depth of 10 km.

"The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Mukomuko Regency reported that although the strong shock was felt, it did not cause panic in the community," said Abdul Muhari in his statement, Tuesday, August 3.

Abdul Muhari said, currently the situation has returned to normal. There have been no reports of damage or casualties caused by the earthquake. Monitoring of post-earthquake conditions is still ongoing.

Meanwhile, the people of the Mentawai Islands who also felt the earthquake, especially on the east coast of South Pagai, panicked and left their homes when the earthquake occurred.

"BPBD Mentawai Regency monitored the impact of the earthquake in 10 sub-districts, but only 5 sub-districts reported feeling earthquake shocks with varying scales," he said. Then the Districts of North Pagai, Sikakap and South Pagai who felt the shocks of the II-III MMI scale. However, in the second earthquake, the people of South Pagai District felt a larger scale shock, namely III-IV MMI.

"There have been no reports of casualties in the Mentawai Islands. Meanwhile, the damage to buildings is only light, because the average residents' houses are made of wood. According to the team's report in the field, the current conditions are conducive, residents have returned to their respective homes," he concluded. .