Shallow Earthquake Shakes Lampung Again

Screenshot of the 2.3-magnitude shallow earthquake that occurred in Lampung/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Another shallow earthquake rocked Lampung on Monday 9 May with a magnitude of 2.3 and a depth of 3 kilometers, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported.

Citing the BMKG earthquake report page, Monday, the earthquake was centered about 10 km southwest of Bandar Lampung, precisely at the coordinates of 5.52 south latitude (LS) and 105.21 east longitude (BT).

The earthquake, which occurred at 00:09 western Indonesia time, was reported to be felt with a vibration level II or weak scale in Padang Cermin District, Pesawaran Regency, Lampung.

Earlier on Sunday night at 19:52 western Indonesia time, a shallow earthquake with a depth of 3 kilometers with a magnitude of 2.5 also occurred at a point not far away, at coordinates 5.53 South Latitude and 105.24 East Longitude.