World · East Asia & Pacific · 16 hrs ago
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake off Sukabumi poses no tsunami threat
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the sea south of Sukabumi, in West Java, Indonesia, at about 10:30 a.m.
local time on Sunday, October 11.
It occurred 209 kilometres southwest of Sukabumi district, at a depth of 10 kilometres.
Indonesia’s meteorology and geophysics agency said the earthquake was too small to trigger a tsunami.
It was a shallow earthquake linked to the Indo-Australian plate moving beneath another plate.
The shaking was felt in Surade, Cibitung and Tegalbuleud, with light effects indoors.
By 10:50 a.m., the agency had detected no aftershocks.
It said it would continue monitoring and urged people to stay calm and avoid buildings damaged by the quake.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the sea south of Sukabumi, West Java, on Sunday, October 11.
Indonesia’s meteorological agency, BMKG, said the earthquake did not pose a tsunami threat.
The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres, 209 kilometres southwest of Sukabumi regency.
BMKG attributed it to shallow earthquake activity linked to the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate.
It was felt in three areas of Sukabumi, and BMKG had detected no aftershocks by 10:50 a.m. local time.
- Who
- The earthquake struck the sea south of Sukabumi; BMKG reported on it.
- What
- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred. BMKG said it did not pose a tsunami threat.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, at about 10:30 a.m. local time.
- Where
- In the sea, 209 kilometres southwest of Sukabumi regency, West Java, Indonesia.
- Why
- BMKG attributed it to shallow earthquake activity caused by subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The tsunami modelling results show that this earthquake does not pose a tsunami threat.
The magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the sea south of Sukabumi.
BMKG monitoring had detected no aftershocks.
- Magnitude
- 5.7
- Depth
- 10 kilometres
- Distance and direction
- 209 kilometres southwest of Sukabumi regency
- Felt locations
- Surade, Cibitung and Tegalbuleud, Sukabumi
- Intensity
- II MMI
- Cause
- Subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate
Sources
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