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4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Waters East of Ruteng, NTT

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 struck the waters northeast of Ruteng, Manggarai, NTT, early Sunday morning.
  • The BMKG reported the earthquake occurred at a depth of 31 kilometers and did not pose a tsunami threat.
  • Several smaller tremors were recorded in the region prior to the main earthquake.

An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted the waters northeast of Ruteng in the Manggarai region of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Sunday morning. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) confirmed the seismic event occurred at 00:42 WITA.

The epicenter was located approximately 84 kilometers northeast of Ruteng, with a focal depth of 31 kilometers. BMKG stated that the earthquake did not have the potential to generate a tsunami. As of the report's writing, there were no immediate indications of structural damage or casualties resulting from the tremor.

This significant earthquake followed a series of smaller seismic activities in the NTT waters. BMKG data indicated that several tremors, ranging in magnitude from 2.0 to 4.0, had occurred hours earlier. One notable precursor quake, with a magnitude of 4.0, was recorded just 16 minutes before the main event, centered closer to Ruteng at a shallower depth.

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