A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the west coast of Indonesia on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no information on casualties or property damage for now.
The quake occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. in Lisbon), at a shallow depth, about 212 kilometers southwest of the city of Bengkulu, the USGS reported.
At the same time, the Indian Warning System (IOTWMS) admitted that the earthquake is capable of generating a “tsunami” in the Indian Ocean region.”based on historical data and modelsand added that it is analyzing the situation and that, as soon as there is new data, it will make it known.
The Indian institution said the quake, southwest of the island of Sumatra, had a magnitude of 6.6 on the Richter scale and was located at a depth of 10 kilometers.
However, the Indonesian warning and prevention system, on the institution’s website, did not detect “no ‘tsunami’ threat????????
The epicenter was located near the small island of Enggano. Bengkulu residents, contacted by news agency France-Presse (AFP), said the quake was only slightly felt.
Indonesia is in theFire ring” from the Pacific, which means that it is frequently shaken by earthquakes.
In January 2021, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the island of Sulawesi, killing more than 100 people and leaving thousands more homeless, turning buildings into a pile of twisted metal and chunks of concrete in the coastal city of Mamuju.
Source: Observadora
