TODAYS! The Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake With A Depth of 10 Kilometers Shaking Ambon

TRIBUNBATAM.id - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 and a depth of 10 kilometers shook the Ambon city on Thursday (9/26/2019) at 06.46 WITA. 

The epicenter of the earthquake was 3.38 latitude, 128.43 east longitude (40 km northeast of Ambon-Maluku). 

The earthquake has no tsunami potential. 

Ad-interim Head of the Center for Data and Information (Kapusdatin) Department National Disaster Management (BNPB) Agus Wibowo said, due to this earthquake, the latest damage report, namely a cracked bridge in Ambon and a Pattimura University building was slightly damaged. 

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"The latest damage report from the BNPB Pusdalops, 1 cracked bridge in Ambon, and a Pattimura University building were slightly damaged," Agus said in a written statement on Thursday (9/26/2019). 

Based on the analysis of http://realtime.inasafe.org, it was mentioned that this earthquake occurred with a maximum intensity of VII-VI MMI. 

"This value indicates strong shaking and the possibility of causing damage to the buildings that are not an earthquake resistant," said Agus. 

Until now, BNPB will continue to monitoring the development of the damage. (*) 

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