Magnitude 3.0 Earthquake Shakes Palu

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PALU - A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 and a depth of seven kilometers rocked Palu, Central Sulawesi (Central Sulawesi), Thursday at 23:55 WIB, said the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The earthquake was on land eight kilometers east of Palu, precisely at the coordinates of 0.91 South Latitude (LS) and 119.94 East Longitude (BT). The earthquake was felt with a vibration level II-III Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) in Palu. and Sigi. The MMI scale is one of the units for measuring the strength of an earthquake, especially if there is no seismometer at the scene. In the second scale, several people feel vibrations and light objects that are hung sway. Meanwhile, on a scale III, the vibration was felt in the house and felt as if a truck was passing. On a scale IV, the earthquake was felt by many people inside the house, outside the house and was marked by, among other things, windows or doors creaking and the walls rattling. , vibrations felt by almost everyone marked by objects bouncing, as well as poles and large objects swaying.