MidLand, Jakarta – Council of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) relationship earthquake Tectonics shook the Aru Islands region, Moluccas, on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at 06.57.00 WIB.
“The results of the BMKG analysis show earthquake “This updated the parameters to a magnitude of M5.3,” the head of the BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center, Daryono, said in a written statement, Thursday, March 7, 2024.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at the coordinates 4.87° south latitude and 134.11° east longitude, i.e. precisely located in the sea at a distance of 100 kilometers north-west of the Aru islands, Moluccas, at a depth of 27 kilometers.
“Paying attention to the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, the earthquake that occurred was a type of shallow earthquake due to the deformation activity of the earth’s crust rocks in the Aru Graben area,” Daryono said .
“The results of the source mechanism analysis show that the earthquake had a downward motion mechanism combined with a horizontal motion (oblique normal fault),” he added.
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According to the estimated shakemap, this earthquake caused tremors in the areas of Dobo, Kaimana and Tual with an intensity scale of II-III MMI, i.e. vibrations were felt by several people, light hanging objects were swinging.
Model results show that this earthquake does not have the potential for a tsunami.
“Up until 07:20 WIB, BMKG monitoring results had not shown any aftershock activity,” Daryono said.
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