The tremors were felt for five long minutes as per the initial reports and no contact in the most affected areas of Indonesia including the capital city-Jakarta have been made possible. People along the west coast of Andaman province have been asked to evacuate the region as soon as possible. It is worth noting that the geographical location of Indonesia makes it more prone to earthquakes.
Two other earthquakes of magnitude 8.2 and 5.4 have hit the Indonesian Islands at 10:43:09 UTC and 11:34:02 UTC respectively. The previous of the two lasted four minutes and sent people across Indonesia in a panic mode. The tremors were felt in Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Bangladesh and India and the French Islands of the Reunion this time around. The officials have, however, ruled out the possibility of a Tsunami due to the nature of the Earthquake.
Earthquakes in Indonesia
| S.No | Time | Longitude | Latitude | Magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08:38:37 UTC | 93.06 | 2.31 | 8.6 |
| 2 | 10:43:09 UTC | 92.45 | 0.77 | 8.2 |
| 3 | 11:34:02 UTC | -27.97 | 0.74 | 5.4 |
8.6 magnitude Earthquake on the coast of Indonesia and Tsunami Warning in Southeast Asia, should the world invest in building a mechanism to predict Earthquakes?
| Indonesia Map |
