Earthquake Activities In Jayapura The Frequency Is Starting To Slope

BBMKG Weather Monitoring Office Region V Jayapura (ANTARA/Qadri Pratiwi)

JAKARTA - The BMKG Center Region V Jayapura explained that earthquake activity here is still happening. However, the frequency of the earthquake began to decline. Coordinator for BBMKG Observation for the Region V Jayapura, Danang Pamuji said, after an earthquake measuring 5.2 magnitudes on February 9, now aftershock activity is still happening. If the main post-earthquake activity on January 2 can be said to be stable. This earthquake triggered the February 9 earthquake and aftershocks from the main 9 February earthquake that still occurred until now, said Danang, Tuesday, February 21, was reported by Antara. BMKG recorded earthquake activity as many as 115 events with 46 felt by the community. "The number of incidents gradually decreased until February 19, which was recorded there were 15 incidents, but no reported earthquake was felt," he said. He explained that based on monitoring, the earthquake had begun to decline both in terms of frequency and earthquake strength, that's what he hoped that the 5.2 magnitude earthquake on February 9 would not trigger any other earthquake sources again.

"The earthquake that occurred in Jayapura City on January 2 and February 9 has a different source of the earthquake, as well as the type," he said again.

He added that the earthquake on January 2 did not start with a preliminary earthquake, suddenly an earthquake but a lot of aftershocks. If on February 9 there was a preliminary earthquake, then an earthquake of 5.2M and aftershocks still occurred until now. "Even though earthquake activity has started to fall, we still urge residents in Jayapura City to remain vigilant because the potential for aftershocks is still there and earthquakes cannot be predicted," he said again.