english.jpnn.com, HALMAHERA UTARA - A 5.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the North Halmahera Sea, North Maluku, Monday (10/1) early morning, said the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
The BMKG said on its official website that the earthquake was about 4 kilometers northwest of the region.
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The coordinates of the earthquake were 1.52 north latitude and 127.86 east longitude.
The epicenter of the earthquake was in the middle of the sea at a depth of 10 kilometers.
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The BMKG ensured that the earthquake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami.
According to BMKG records, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 occurred in the same location on Saturday (8/1) afternoon. (antara/mcr20/jpnn)
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