Tuesday, December 14, 2021

7.3-magnitude quake triggers tsunami alert in Indonesia — RT World News

7.3-magnitude quake triggers tsunami alert in Indonesia

 A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Flores Island in Indonesia, prompting local authorities to issue a tsunami warning for parts of the world’s largest island country.

The Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics (BMKG) issued an early tsunami alert for the islands of Flores and Lembata, with communities being advised to "stay away from beaches and river banks” shortly after the quake was reported around 10:20 local time (03:20 GMT) on Tuesday.

BMKG initially reported the quake as a 7.5-magnitutude tremor, while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) put its magnitude at 7.6 and later downgraded it to 7.3 on the Richster scale.

The US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning System – which recorded the earthquake as a 7.6 – warned that hazardous tsunami waves were "possible for coasts located within 1000km of the earthquake epicenter." It added, however, that "no areas covered by this message appear to be immediately threatened."

The quake rattled the area some 112 kilometers (70 miles) north of the town of Maumere at a depth of 18.5 kilometres (11 miles). Maumere is the second-largest town on Flores Island and is home to some 85,000 people.

The quake was immediately followed by several strong aftershocks. 

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Magnitude    Mw 7.3
Region    FLORES SEA
Date time    2021-12-14 03:20:24.3 UTC
Location    7.64 S ; 122.25 E
Depth    12 km


Distances:

277 km ENE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia / pop: 188,000 / local time: 11:20:24.3 2021-12-14
109 km N of Maumere, Indonesia / pop: 47,500 / local time: 11:20:24.3 2021-12-14

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