BMKG's Scientific Analysis Of The M 5.5 Earthquake That Rocked NTT This Afternoon

JAKARTA - An earthquake measuring M 5.6 shook the Flores Sea region, East Nusa Tenggara, Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 12.01 WIB. This earthquake did not cause a tsunami.

The results of the BMKG analysis show that this earthquake has an updated parameter with a magnitude of M5.5. The epicenter of the earthquake is located at coordinates 7.49° South Latitude; 120.51° East Longitude, or to be precise, located in the sea at a distance of 124 Km to the Northeast of Ruteng, Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara at a depth of 499 km, as stated in the official statement from the BMKG, Wednesday 22 June. and the buoyancy of the thicker mantle underneath. The results of the analysis of the source mechanism show that the earthquake has a downward movement mechanism.

Based on the estimated shock map, this earthquake caused shocks in the Pasimasunggu, East Pasimasunggu, and Pasimarannu areas with an intensity scale of III-IV MMI.

So far, there have been no reports of damage caused by the earthquake. The modeling results show that this earthquake has no tsunami potential.

As of 12.20 WIB, the results of BMKG monitoring have not shown any aftershocks.