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December 10, 2024 | 04:06 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that a tectonic earthquake shook the Talaud Islands region, North Sulawesi, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 1:13 p.m. local time, with an updated magnitude of 4.9.
The earthquake's epicenter is located at coordinates 3.72 degrees Northern latitude and 127.84 degrees longitude West, or 132 kilometers southeast of Melonguane City, North Sulawesi, at a depth of 136 kilometers at sea.
"Considering the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, the earthquake that occurred was moderate and caused by rock deformation on the subducted Philippine Sea plate beneath the Maluku Sea," said BMKG's Director of Earthquakes and Tsunamis, Daryono, in his statement on Tuesday.
"Analysis of the source mechanism shows that the earthquake has a thrust fault movement mechanism with a combination of oblique thrust fault," he added.
Based on the shakemap estimation, this earthquake caused tremors in the Talaud Islands in Nanusa, Damau, and Rainis areas, with an intensity scale of II-III MMI, where vibrations were felt significantly indoors, akin to trucks passing by.
So far, there have been no reports of damage caused by the earthquake. Modeling results indicate that this earthquake does not have tsunami potential.
As of 1:35 p.m. local time, BMKG has not recorded any aftershocks.
Daryono urged residents to remain calm and not be influenced by unverifiable rumors. "Avoid cracked or damaged buildings caused by the earthquake,” he said.
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