BMKG recorded 6 tangible earthquakes in Indonesia on Sunday, coinciding with the inauguration of the president

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – An earthquake shook Aceh Besar and surrounding areas on Sunday night, October 20, 2024, at 11:13 pm Jakarta time, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, or BMKG, said.

According to the agency, the epicenter of the 4.8-magnitude earthquake was in the sea, 126 kilometers southwest of the city of Sabang, at a depth of 7 kilometers.

“The shallow earthquake was triggered by the activity of the Greater Sumatra Fault in the western part of Andaman,” Daryono, head of the Earthquake and Tsunami Center at BMKG, said in a statement shared after the earthquake on Monday, October 21.

Based on reports from residents of Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar, the quake was felt at a magnitude of II MMI, meaning that some people inside their homes were exposed to the quake and some hanging objects swayed.

BMKG said there were no reports of damage due to the earthquake. Likewise, no aftershocks were observed.

Throughout Sunday, coinciding with the inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gebran Rakabuming Raka, the BMKG recorded six felt earthquakes that struck different areas of the country.

At 01:07 a.m., a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Parigi Motaung and Tuli Tuli in Central Sulawesi. The tremor had an intensity of III MMI, similar to passing trucks. The Berau district in East Kalimantan was also shaken by the same earthquake whose epicenter was at sea, 103 kilometers northeast of Donggala, in Central Sulawesi.

At 12:24 p.m., Parigi Motaung was again rocked by a 4.8-magnitude earthquake, with its epicenter at sea, 37 kilometers southeast of Parigi Motaung.

In the afternoon, the city of Sorong in West Papua was also hit by a 4.1 magnitude earthquake. The tremor occurred at 03:22 p.m., was a magnitude III MMI, and was also centered offshore, 49 kilometers northeast of Sorong.

At 04:14 p.m., a 2.6 magnitude earthquake shook Garut District, West Java, on the II MMI scale. This time the epicenter was on the ground, 21 kilometers southwest of the Garut district.

Finally, at 05:43 p.m., a 3.6 magnitude earthquake also shook Limau District in Tangamus District, Lampung. BMKG reported that the epicenter of the tremor was at sea, 24 kilometers southeast of Tanggamos.

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