The Last 7 Days Of Southeast Sulawesi Was Shaken By 46 Earthquakes

Illustration of earthquake impact. (Pixabay)

SULTRA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded 46 earthquakes that occurred in Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra) for the last 7 days since February 17, 2023.

"The frequency of the highest earthquake, which reached 16 on February 21. Meanwhile, on February 20 and 22, three incidents occurred," said Head of Kendari Geophysics Station, Rudin in a written statement, Friday, February 24, as reported by Antara.

Rudin explained that there were 2 earthquakes on February 17 in Konawe Regency, precisely northeast of Sampara. At that time, Konawe was shaken by an earthquake with a magnitude (M) of 3.4 felt by MMI III in Kendari, Konawe, South Konawe, II MMI in North Konawe.

Meanwhile, the second earthquake occurred in Southwest Konawe Bondoala with a magnitude of 3.2.

Regarding the statistics of depth and magnitude, Rudin explained that there were 28 shallow earthquakes and 29 earthquakes of magnitude.

"The middle level is 34.8 percent and shallow is 60.9 percent, while the magnitude is 8.7 percent and 28.3 percent small," he explained.

Meanwhile, lightning strikes in Kendari City, low lightning strikes are almost all sub-districts in Kendari City, while moderate to high lightning strikes occur in Kendari, West Kendari, Mandonga, Puuwatu, Wuawua and Nambo sub-districts.