5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Saparua Central Maluku, No Tsunami Potential

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) noted that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 shook the southeastern part of Saparua Island, Central Maluku, which was felt up to Ambon City. The earthquake occurred at 15:54 WIT with the epicenter at the coordinates of 3.62 South Latitude (LS) and 126.68 East Longitude (BJ) with a depth of 103 kilometers. The earthquake point was 6 km southeast of Saparua and 12 km northwest of Central Nusalaut, Central Maluku, as released on the BMKG website, Wednesday. BMKG informed that the earthquake had no potential for a tsunami. Earthquake shocks were felt in Saparua, Kairatu III MMI, Ambon, Masohi II-III MM I.

There has been no information from the BMKG regarding the damage and casualties caused by this earthquake. BMKG also appealed to the public to remain calm and not panic after the 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurred