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Two earthquakes jolt East Nusa Tenggara
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has reported two earthquakes in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Sunday morning.
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he Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has reported that two earthquakes hit East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Sunday morning.
The first one, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake, jolted the province at 4:54 a.m. The epicenter was located at sea, 148 kilometers northeast of Alor regency in NTT, at a depth of 573 km.
#Gempa Mag:6.1, 07-Apr-19 04:54:59 WIB, Lok:7.07 LS,125.09 BT (148 km TimurLaut ALOR-NTT), Kedlmn:573 Km, tdk berpotensi tsunami #BMKG pic.twitter.com/tpdB4kJODC
— BMKG (@infoBMKG) April 6, 2019
It was followed by another earthquake around four hours later. The second earthquake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, hit the province at 9:18 a.m. The epicenter was located 19 km southwest of Malaka regency in NTT at a depth of 52 km.
#Gempa Mag:5.2, 07-Apr-19 09:18:19 WIB, Lok:9.68 LS,124.82 BT (19 km BaratDaya MALAKA-NTT), Kedlmn:52 Km, tdk berpotensi tsunami #BMKG pic.twitter.com/x0uS8S0qMr
— BMKG (@infoBMKG) April 7, 2019
Shocks from the second quake were felt in Kefamenanu city, according to a report from the BMKG. The agency also noted that neither earthquake had triggered a tsunami.(iwa)
