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February 3, 2025 | 11:59 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded a tectonic earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 that occurred in Jambi on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 8:38 p.m. WIB.
"The earthquake that occurred is a medium type caused by the activity of rock deformation within the Indo-Australian Plate (intermediate-intra-slab)," said the Director of Earthquakes and Tsunamis at BMKG, Daryono, in a written statement on Monday, February 3, 2025.
Daryono mentioned that the earthquake's epicenter was located at coordinates 2.46 degrees South Latitude and 101.90 degrees East Longitude, or precisely located on land in the Masurai Valley area, Merangin, Jambi, at a depth of 144 kilometers. Analysis of the source mechanism showed that the earthquake had a strike-slip mechanism.
Daryono said that this earthquake caused shaking in the Merangin and North Bengkulu areas with a III MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) intensity scale, the vibration was felt distinctly inside buildings and like a passing truck. Up to now, there have been no reports of damage caused. "Modeling results indicate that this earthquake does not have the potential to cause a tsunami," he said.
BMKG confirmed that as of 9:00 p.m., there were no aftershock activities. The public is advised to remain calm, avoid buildings with cracks or damage caused by the earthquake, and not be influenced by unreliable information.
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