M 3.5 earthquake shakes parts of Karangasem

A M 3.5 earthquake shook parts of Karangasem, Bali, Sunday evening. The impact of the earthquake was felt, but there was no damage.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Gempa M 3,5 Goyang Sebagian Karangasem

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An earthquake measuring M 3.5 occurred in the waters northeast of Karangasem, Bali, Sunday (24/3/2024) evening.

DENPASAR, KOMPAS — An earthquake measuring M 3.5 shook the northeastern region of Karangasem Regency, Bali, Sunday (24/3/ 2024) at 21.19 WITA. Lindu, which was centered in the waters around Kubu, Karangasem, and the vibrations were felt in a number of other areas in Karangasem, was declared a shallow earthquake due to local fault activity.

Initial information from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the earthquake in the northeast of Karangasem, Sunday (24/3/2024) evening, was tectonic earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at coordinates 8.22 degrees South Latitude and 115.61 degrees East Longitude with a depth of 10 kilometers. The location of the earthquake was at sea, namely about 17 kilometers northeast of Karangasem.

About one minute later, at 9:20 pm Wita, another earthquake with a magnitude of M 3.2 also occurred in the northeast waters of Karangasem. The epicenter of this earthquake was located 13 kilometers away at sea with a depth of 10 kilometers.

ISTIMEWA/BBMKG III DENPASAR

An earthquake measuring M 3.5 occurred in the waters northeast of Karangasem, Bali, Sunday (24/3/2024) evening.

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However, according to the BMKG statement, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 was felt by residents in some areas of Karangasem. BMKG analysis states that based on the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, the earthquake with a scale of M 3.5 on Sunday night was a type of shallow earthquake caused by local fault activity.

Secretary of Pasemetonan Jagabaya (Pasebaya) Gunung Agung, Karangasem, I Wayan Suara Arsana stated that the impact of the earthquake in the northeast waters of Karangasem was also felt in the Selat District, Karangasem, although very lightly. "Based on information from Lingkar Agung volunteers, in the Kubu District it was felt quite strongly," said Suara Arsana, who was contacted from Denpasar City on Sunday (24/3/2024) evening.

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BMKG analysis states that the impact of a 3.5 magnitude earthquake in the northeast waters of Karangasem, on Sunday night (24/3/2024), was felt by the community in some areas of Karangasem in the form of vibrations and moving objects.

Based on intensity measurements, the impact of the M 3.5 earthquake was on the II Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale with zero potential damage. Modeling results show that this earthquake does not have the potential for a tsunami. BMKG also recorded one aftershock (aftershock), namely an earthquake measuring M 3.2 on Sunday night.

The Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Bali, I Made Rentin, revealed that the initial report from the BPBD of Karangasem Regency after the earthquake mentioned that the impact of the earthquake is still nil. The tremors caused by the earthquake were reported to be felt in several areas in Karangasem. "So far, the impact of the earthquake is still nil," said Rentin, who was contacted on Sunday night.