Patients At The Hospital Scattered Out During The 5.4 Guncang Kupang Magnitude Earthquake

A number of patients who were being treated at Mamami Hospital in Kupang City rushed out of the hospital when an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 rocked Kupang City on Sunday (12/11) at 10.06 WITA local time.

"Earthquakes," said Reny, a visitor at the hospital.

AnTARA reporters who were in the hospital saw a number of patients being treated leaving the treatment room while carrying IVs.

Several mothers ran out of the treatment room while carrying their newborns on Saturday (11/11) yesterday. Meanwhile, several patients who had just given birth remained indoors

"We can't go out because the wife just operated yesterday, so it's still difficult to move so we're just inside, hoping there won't be any further earthquakes," he said.

Meanwhile, Lia, a patient who is also being treated at the hospital, admitted that this was the second time she had felt a very strong earthquake. Because previously on November two, she had also experienced an earthquake with a greater strength, namely a magnitude of 6.3.

"Earlier, I felt like I was shaking very hard, about 2-3 seconds. But it was big," he said.

Previously, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 shook the city of Kupang again. Based on a release from the Kupang Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the location of the earthquake was 15 kilometers southwest of Kupang Regency.

Meanwhile, the depth of the earthquake was 34 kilometers at coordinates 10.04 South Latitude (LS) and 123.78 East Longitude (BT).