Breaking News: Gempa 6,1 SR di Kepulauan Mentawai

Khoirul Anam, CNBC Indonesia

11 September 2022 09:30

KHOST, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 22: A view of debris of a building after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook Afghanistan at noon and killed at least 29 people, and injured 62 others in the Spera district of Khost province near Paktika province, Afghanistan on June 22, 2022.. The district chief, Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi, said the quake had destroyed about 500 houses in different parts of the district, adding that they were trying to assist the affected families in Khost. (Photo by Sardar Shafaq/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) — Foto: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images/Anadolu Agency

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - BMKG melaporkan terjadi gempa bumi berkekuatan 6,1 melanda Kepulauan Mentawai di lepas pantai barat pulau Sumatera Indonesia pada hari Minggu (11/9/2022). BMKG menyebut tidak ada potensi tsunami.

Gempa itu berada pada kedalaman 27 km (17 mil) dan diikuti oleh gempa berkekuatan 5,3 di area yang sama. Diketahui Indonesia dikelilingi oleh "Cincin Api Pasifik", di mana lempeng tektonik yang berbeda dari kerak bumi bertemu dan menciptakan aktivitas seismik yang sering.