A magnitude 6.9 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia struck at 52 km (32 miles) deep, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and prompted the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management to urge residents in the Banten coastal area to “immediately evacuate to a higher place.”
The earthquake prompted Indonesia’s Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) to issue an early tsunami warning. The BMKG utilizes the InaTEWS, the Indonesia Tsunami Early Warning System, to warn citizens. The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning.
There are no immediate reports of deaths or damage, although BMKG agency official Rahmat Triyono said the tsunami threat is real and dangerous. According to the USGS, there were tremors and shaking felt in Jakarta, the country’s capital.”There are some areas at risk of a serious threat of a tsunami that could be as high as three meters,” Triyono said. “We’re still waiting for reports about damage.”
Television footage showed patients from hospitals in Bogor, Ciamis and Cianjur evacuating, some still attached to their intravenous drips. At a news conference, Dwikorita Karnawati, the head of BMKG, told reporters that residents needed to seek higher ground immediately.
“Please look for higher grounds at least 10 meters high,” Karnawati said. “Stay calm and keep monitoring information from the geophysics
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