Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

At least 20 aftershocks of Friday’s earthquake have been recorded in south Indonesia where a 6.8 measured magnitude of an earthquake has struck off and rattled central Sulawesi island on Friday afternoon.

According to ANI news reports, Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) chairperson was quoted as saying, “According to BMKG monitoring, until 12:00 Western Indonesia Time (WIB), some 20 aftershocks have occurred in various magnitudes.”

According to BMKG chairperson Dwikorita Karnawati, the Richter scale has measured the highest and strongest aftershock at 5.6, the mildest one was at 3.4.

EMSC said the epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of about 10 Km, located 107 Km south to Luwuk city. However, there weren’t any immediate reports of the caused casualties or damages.

Indonesia has on Friday issued a tsunami warning after Thursday’s earthquake, urging residers to quickly evacuate to at higher level ground, according to Reuters news reports.

Geophysics agency spokesperson Taufan Maulana said, “It is clear that the quake has tsunami potential,” adding, “Residents are advised to evacuate as soon possible.”

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