The province of Bengkulu has shaken a major earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday evening. There was no tsunami warning, but the authorities warned of aftershogs.
According to the State Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), the earthquake had a thickness of 6.3 and took place at a low depth of only ten kilometers. The German Geo Research Institute (GFZ) in Potsdam brought the power to 5.8.
Authorities warn of aftershogs
The earthquakes found themselves around three o’clock in the morning (local time). The epicenter was about 40 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital Bengkulu with nearly 400,000 inhabitants. A reporter from the Compas TV station reported various damaged buildings and official reports on injuries were not presented for the time being. The authorities warned of possible aftershogs.
Memories of earthquake before Sumatra 2004
On December 26, 2004, a huge Sub -Seisches earthquake 9.1 had activated a huge tidal wave off the coast of Sumatra. In addition to Indonesia, there were also numerous victims in other countries, from Thailand to India to Tanzania. About 230,000 people were killed.
The island state of Indonesia is on the SO -Called Pacific Fire Ring, the most geologically active zone on earth. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common.
Source: Krone
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