Lampung earthquake shakes today, BMKG reports

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TEMPO.CO, JAKARTA – An earthquake hit Lampung today, December 19, 2022, at 12:50 PM local time, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reports. The earthquake was measured at a magnitude of 5.2 from the preliminary data of 5.3.

“A tectonic earthquake shook the southwestern coast of Besir Barat regency in Lampung,” Daryono, head of the agency’s earthquake and tsunami center, said in a statement.

The agency also analyzed that the epicenter of the disaster was located in the sea 71 kilometers southeast of the West Coast region, with a depth of 112 kilometers. “It is a moderate earthquake due to subduction activity of the Indo-Australian plate,” Dariono explained.

Vibration was felt in the Pesawaran Regency areas with a II-III MMI density scale. In Tanggamus Regency, West Coast Regency, West Lampung Regency, South Lampung Regency and Bandar Lampung City, Level II MMI was weak.

The modeling results showed that this earthquake does not have the potential to cause a tsunami. As of 1:12 p.m. local time, the agency has also not recorded any aftershocks.

Daryono asked residents to remain calm and ignore baseless issues as well as avoid buildings that were cracked or damaged by the earthquake.

Lampung earthquake This is the second most recent earthquake that can be felt throughout Monday, December 19, 2022. Previously, BMKG recorded a 3.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Jayapura, Papua, at 10:45 local time. The epicenter was on the ground, seven kilometers southwest of Jayapura with a depth of 10 kilometers.

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