The Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra was struck by a 5.3 magnitude quake

Padang, West Sumatra (Antara) – A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.3 degrees has hit Pagat, Mentawai Islands region, West Sumatra, on Saturday, around 5:36 am local time, although there were no immediate reports of injuries in the aftermath of a strong earthquake .

The epicenter of the earthquake is about 40 km southwest of Tua Pagat, at a depth of 28 km, according to the Meteorological Agency of Meteorology, Geoscience and Geophysics (BMKG) Padang Bangang Station.

Mamori spokesman BMKG-Padang Panjang said the earthquake had no capacity to trigger a tsunami, and local residents were advised to calm down.

Indonesia is located on the Circum-Pacific Belt, also called the Ring of Fire, where many tectonic plates meet and cause volcanic activities and frequent earthquakes, and Indonesia is vulnerable to natural disasters, including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Frequent earthquakes have been recorded in the regions of the Mentawai Islands region in West Sumatra province over the past few years.

On February 2, 2019, for example, two strong earthquakes rocked the regions of the Mentawai Islands. The first earthquake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, was about 106 kilometers (kilometers) southeast of Mentway, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

In the wake of the first earthquake that struck the regions of the Mentawai Islands region at 4:03 pm local time, the second earthquake measured 6.0 on the Richter scale shook areas at around 4:27 pm. Local time.

BMKG reported that the epicenter of the aftershock was located about 117 km from the Mentawai Islands region, or about 246 km southwest of Padang City, at a depth of 17 km.

On September 30, 2009, a strong earthquake struck the city of Padang and many other areas in West Sumatra, killing 1117 people and injuring nearly three thousand residents. The disaster also damaged more than 260,000 homes.

In 2018, BMKG recorded that Indonesia endured the impact of 11,577 earthquakes, including many causing serious injuries, with the number significantly higher than that in 2017.

BMKG data indicated that 11,577 earthquakes, of different sizes and depths, struck during 2018, while 7,172 earthquakes were recorded in 2017.

This is indicative of the fact that Indonesia experienced a significant increase in the number of tectonic earthquakes in 2018.

Many of the earthquake-related events that struck Indonesia last year were the first of their kind to take place, such as the liquefaction in Palu, a tsunami struck before a tsunami warning was issued in Palu, and the Sunda Strait Tsunami.
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