BMKG: North Central Timor Earthquake With Magnitude 5.4, No Tsunami Potential

North Central Timor Earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 reported by BMKG. (Illustration Between)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that a magnitude 5.4 earthquake had occurred in North Central Timor, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), at around 23.45 WIB, Friday 20 August.

BMKG through its official website in Jakarta accessed early Saturday morning, explained that the epicenter of the earthquake was about 59 kilometers northwest of North Central Timor Regency. While the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 28 kilometers.

The coordinates of the earthquake were precisely at 9.09 degrees south latitude and 124.20 degrees east longitude. This was reported by Antara.

BMKG confirmed that the earthquake had no potential for a tsunami.

The earthquake was felt in North Central Timor with a Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) or intensity III-IV and intensity II-III felt in the Alor region, NTT.

BMKG noted the MMI scale or intensity II, which was felt by some people, light objects that were hung swaying.

As for intensity III-IV, based on BMKG data, vibrations such as trucks passed (III) and were felt by many people inside the house and some outside, windows/doors creaked and walls creaked (IV) due to the influence of the earthquake.