This Time, An Earthquake Occurred In Pangandaran, No Potential For A Tsunami

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JAKARTA - The earthquake occurred again. This time it happened in Pangandaran, West Java. This earthquake has no potential for a tsunami.

The earthquake occurred at around 12:17 WIB, Tuesday, July 7. The earthquake was centered on the ocean, precisely 234 kilometers southwest of Pangandaran Regency.

This earthquake measuring 5 magnitude is located at coordinates 9.42 LS, 107.27 East Longitude or in the waters of the Indian Ocean.

#Gempa Mag: 5.0, 07-Jul-20 12:17:52 WIB, Lok: 9.42 South Latitude, 107.27 East Longitude (234 km West of KAB-PANGANDARAN-JABAR), Depth: 10 Km, no potential for a tsunami #BMKG pic.twitter. com / Pevvj0X9ei

- BMKG (@infoBMKG) July 7, 2020

Earlier, an earthquake rocked the Rangkas Bitung area, Banteng, at around 11:44 WIB, Tuesday, July 7. BMKG informed that this earthquake did not cause a tsunami.

The earthquake centered on the mainland, 18 kilometers southwest of Rangkasbitung with a depth of 82 kilometers. The earthquake this time has a magnitude of 5.4, located at coordinates 6.69 latitude, 106.14 east longitude

Meanwhile, this morning, an earthquake rocked the Jepara area, Central Java at around 05:54 WIB, Tuesday, July 7. The earthquake centered on the waters of the Indian Ocean with a distance of 53 kilometers from the northwest of Jepara with a depth of 578 kilometers. This earthquake did not trigger a tsunami.

Not yet known the relationship between these three earthquakes.