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TWO EARTHQUAKES HIT INDONESIA ON THURSDAY
Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Two tectonic earthquakes with magnitudes of over five on the Richter Scale, hit Indonesia on Thursday up to 2.16 pm Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB).
The first temblor with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Gunung Sitoli, North Sumatra province, at 1.57 am local time, according to information of the meteorological, climatology and geophysics office (BMKG) on Thursday.
The earthquake's epicenter was located at 0.24 degrees northern latitude and 96.58 degrees eastern longitude, around 162 km southwest of Gunung Sitoli, and at a depth of 10 km below sea level.
The second earthquake was 5.9 on the Richter Scale and occurred at 4.10 am WIB in Bitung, North Sulawesi.
The quake's epicenter was located at 1.12 degrees northern latitude and 126.10 degrees eastern longitude, around 107 km southeast of Bitung, at a depth of 23 km under seabed.
The relatively powerful earthquake could be felt by local residents at the third and fourth level of MMI (Mercalli Modified Intensity) in Bitung and Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province.
Last Wednesday (July 1), a mild temblor jolted Melonguane, North Sulawesi. The epicenter of the 4.2-magnitude earthquake was located at 3.77 degrees northern latitude and 126.83 degrees eastern longitude. The intensity of the temblor was at II-III MMI on Kabaruan Isle.
Last Monday (June 29), an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Tual, Maluku Province. The earthquake's epicenter was located at 5.1 degrees southern latitude, 133.50 degrees eastern longitude, and at a depth of 10 km below sea level.
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," the edge of a tectonic plate prone to seismic upheaval.
In December 2004, a 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Aceh (northern Sumatra) and Nias Island (North Sumatra Province) and triggered a deadly tsunami which devastated the two affected areas and killed around 200,000 people. ***
The first temblor with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Gunung Sitoli, North Sumatra province, at 1.57 am local time, according to information of the meteorological, climatology and geophysics office (BMKG) on Thursday.
The earthquake's epicenter was located at 0.24 degrees northern latitude and 96.58 degrees eastern longitude, around 162 km southwest of Gunung Sitoli, and at a depth of 10 km below sea level.
The second earthquake was 5.9 on the Richter Scale and occurred at 4.10 am WIB in Bitung, North Sulawesi.
The quake's epicenter was located at 1.12 degrees northern latitude and 126.10 degrees eastern longitude, around 107 km southeast of Bitung, at a depth of 23 km under seabed.
The relatively powerful earthquake could be felt by local residents at the third and fourth level of MMI (Mercalli Modified Intensity) in Bitung and Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province.
Last Wednesday (July 1), a mild temblor jolted Melonguane, North Sulawesi. The epicenter of the 4.2-magnitude earthquake was located at 3.77 degrees northern latitude and 126.83 degrees eastern longitude. The intensity of the temblor was at II-III MMI on Kabaruan Isle.
Last Monday (June 29), an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Tual, Maluku Province. The earthquake's epicenter was located at 5.1 degrees southern latitude, 133.50 degrees eastern longitude, and at a depth of 10 km below sea level.
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," the edge of a tectonic plate prone to seismic upheaval.
In December 2004, a 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Aceh (northern Sumatra) and Nias Island (North Sumatra Province) and triggered a deadly tsunami which devastated the two affected areas and killed around 200,000 people. ***
