5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes NTT

Illustration of Residents Evacuating Due to Earthquake/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 that rocked the Northeast of Sabu Raijua on Monday 31 January 2022 in the morning and did not have the potential for high waves or a tsunami.

BMKG stated that the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 40 kilometers in the sea at a location point of 10.2 South Latitude - 122.35 East Longitude.

The earthquake, which occurred at 03.22 western Indonesia time, was located 67 kilometers (km) northeast of Sabu Raijua, East Nusa Tenggara.

Based on BMKG data, the earthquake was felt in the Maumere area with an intensity of the Mercalli (Modified Mercalli Intensity/MMI) II MMI scale.

In Maumere, the earthquake was felt with a scale of II MMI resulting in tremors being felt by some people, but causing light objects that were hanging to sway.

Until the news was written, the factual conditions in the field were unknown, including whether or not there were victims of this incident.