Earthquake With A Magnitude Of 2.8 Occurs In Labuha, Maluku

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JAKARTA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 occurred in Labuha, Maluku, at 00:58 WIB, Friday, October 22.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the epicenter of the earthquake was 67 kilometers (km) north of Obi-North Maluku with an earthquake depth of 10 KM at coordinates 0.74 LS-127.63 East Longitude.

"Be careful of possible aftershocks," he said.

Based on the MMI scale, the earthquake was in category III and was felt up to Labuha.

#Earthquake Felt Magnitude: 2.8, Depth: 10 km, 22 Oct 2021 00:58:14 WIB, Coordinates: 0.74 South Latitude-127.63 East Longitude (Earthquake epicenter was 67 km North of Obi-North Maluku), Felt (MMI): III Labuha #BMKG https://t.co/foNXUMzNoI

— BMKG (@infoBMKG) October 21, 2021