After The 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake, Palu Continued To Be Shaked By The Flats Earthquake A Total Of 10 Times

Earthquake illustration. (Between)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Palu City, Central Sulawesi (Central Sulawesi), recorded 10 aftershocks after the earthquake of magnitude 5.8 until Monday afternoon. "Until 10:00 WITA, there have been 10 aftershocks, the point is different, but the fault of the cause is the same, namely the Behoa fault," said Head of BMKG, the Geophysics station of Palu City, Sujabar, in Palu, as reported by Antara, Monday, February 27. BMKG admitted that it had not received reports of earthquake damage from a magnitude of 5.8 which was later updated to a magnitude of 5.5. The earthquake occurred at around 09:26 WITA. "There have been no reports of damage, we plan to directly review the location of the earthquake," he said. BMKG appealed to the public to remain calm and continue to update information from the BMKG or the local government.

"Don't trust information that is true and cannot be accounted for, always monitor websites and information from the BMKG," he said. Head of SAR and Alert Operations Subsection, Palu Search and Rescue SAR Office, Andi Sultan also appealed to residents in the city and Central Sulawesi in general to be calm and not easily not be influenced by issues that cannot be justified.

"Until now, from the report we received from the Poso Regency BPBD, which stated that the earthquake shock was felt significantly by the residents of Poso Regency and its surroundings," he said. "We have also appealed to the public to check and ensure that the condition of the residential house is in a safe condition (not cracked) so that if there is a vibration / aftershock it does not endanger the occupants of the house," he said. His party has alerted personnel and Alut of the Parigi Search and Rescue POST and the Palu Search and Rescue Office, which is ready to be deployed whenever needed, if necessary.