W. Sumatra 5.0 SR Earthquake Had No Tsunami Potential

Bandarlampung, Lampung, Sept 11 (Antara) - The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) confirmed that the earthquake, which shook Southwest Tanah Datar, West Sumatra Province, at 0:46 a.m. local time had no potential to trigger a tsunami. The quake`s epicenter was located at 0.57 degrees southern latitude and 100.53 degrees eastern longitude, and at a depth of 10 kilometers below sea level, Yuharman, head of Geophysics station in Kotabumi Lampung, said. The location of the earthquake was in the south of Sumatra Island, 14 kilometers to the Southwest of Tanah Datar, 17 kilometers Southeast of Padang Panjang, 27 kilometers to the Northeast of Padang Pariaman, 46 kilometers Northeast of Padang, and 936 kilometers Northwest of Jakarta.