The earthquake m 5.0 shook West Halmahera, has no tsunami potential

Jakarta -The size (m) 5.0 Earthquake took place in West Halmaera, North Maluku. This earthquake is at a depth of 10 km. “On Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 22.03.13 Wib West Halmaera region, North Maluku was shaken by a tectonic earthquake. The results of the BMKG analysis showed that this earthquake had an update parameter with size M 5.0,” said the director of the BMKG earthquake and TSUNami, Daryono, Sunday (17/2025). Browse to continue with the content, Daryono said the earthquake epicenter is located in the coordinates 2.00 Latitude Utata, 127.00 East Longitude. occurred, a kind of shallow earthquake due to active error activity. The results of analyzing the source mechanism showed that the earthquake had the mechanism of sliding movement (strike), “he said. Then Daryono said that this earthquake caused shocks in the Loloda and Mother, West Halmaera area with an intensity scale IIII MMI (vibrations really felt in the house. The impact of damage caused by the earthquake, “he said.” The modeling results show that this earthquake has no tsunami potential, “he added. However, there was a subsequent earthquake to 22.35 WIB.