Jayapura and Ujungkulon Rocked by Earthquake

Semarang - An earthquake again hit parts of Indonesia. This morning, Saturday (14 / 8), two earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia, in time not far adrift. The quake was felt by people in Jayapura, Papua, and then Ujung Kulon, Banten.

As quoted from the site Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, Saturday (14 / 8), the last earthquake occurred at about 8:32 am, with a force of 5.0 SR. Earlier, an earthquake in Jayapura slightly larger magnitude, namely 5.4 SR.

Meanwhile, in Ujung Kulon earthquake occurred exactly at 7:47 LS, 105.89 longitude. The position was equal to 86 km southeast of the region. Meanwhile, achieving 37 km depth earthquake. Also still unknown is the impact of the last earthquake. BMKG released there is no potential for tsunami waves caused by both the earthquake.

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