Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara – A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck south of Waikabubak Town in Sumba Barat District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, on Monday at around 10: 07 a.m. regional time, though no tsunami caution was provided.
The quake’s epicenter was found some 19 kilometers far from south of Waikabubak Town at a depth of 65 kilometers, Head of the Meteorology, Meteorology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG)- Waingapu Sumba Timur Office Arief Tyastama stated.
Taking into consideration its center and depth, the earthquake was categorized as a moderate-intensity one owing to deformation of the seabed’s continental crust and the phenomenon of “oblique-normal fault”, he explained.
Tyastama kept in mind that the quake’s tremors were felt by those in areas, including Tambolaka, Waitabula, Waingapu, and Dompu, though no reports were received of damages in the consequences of the earthquake.
Earthquakes routinely hit different parts of Indonesia considering that it pushes the Circum-Pacific Belt, likewise called the Ring of Fire, where a number of tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activities.
Amongst the natural disasters to have actually struck Indonesia, the earthquake experienced in a number of areas of Central Sulawesi Province was one of the most dangerous over these previous 2 years in the country.
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that was followed by a tsunami that hit the locations of Palu City and the districts of Donggala, Paringi Moutong, and Sigi on Sept 28, 2018, declared 2,102 lives, injured 4,612, and rendered 680 others missing.
A total of 68,451 houses sustained serious damage, and while 78,994 individuals were displaced.
The authorities and humanitarian employees ultimately took the decision to bury the huge numbers of rotting remains in mass graves.
The twin fatal disasters triggered material losses estimated to reach Rp1529 trillion.
The provincial capital of Palu bore the impact of the disaster, with product damage and losses recorded at Rp7.6 trillion, or 50 percent of the total quote, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).
The product damage and losses in Sigi District were taped at Rp4.9 trillion, or 32.1 percent; while Rp2.1 trillion, or 13.8 percent, in Donggala District; and Rp631 billion, or 4.1 percent, in Parigi Moutong District.
Material damage in the four impacted locations reached an approximated Rp1327 trillion, while material losses were recorded at approximately Rp2.02 trillion, the firm revealed in October 2018.
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