A week after the tsunami, an earthquake hits Indonesia

The Papua Barat region, in eastern Indonesia, was struck today (28) by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake on the Richter scale. The tremors occur one week after the tsunami and the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano. According to local authorities, there is no warning regarding a new tsunami in this specific region

The spokesman for the Indonesian National Agency for Management Disasters, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said that there were no records of damage or casualties. "The tremors only caused panic".

Indonesia is exposed to earthquakes because of its location in an area called the Pacific Ring of Fire. The Indonesian Volcanology Agency has issued an alert for the Anak Krakatau volcano in Sunda Strait at level III, the second because of recent volcanic activity likely to cause a new eruption.

Tsunami

According to official data, the tsunami of recorded on Saturday (22) killed 430 dead, 1,495 wounded and 159 missing, in addition to displacing 40,386 people. About a thousand houses and dozens of hotels were damaged by the tsunami in Sunda Strait, between the islands of Java and Sumatra. There is also the warning of a new tsunami in the Sunda Strait, in western Indonesia.

Authorities maintain evacuation plans and areas of refuge for local residents residing in vulnerable coastal areas. To giant waves. The danger zone around the volcano has been extended to 5 kilometers of lightning.

The commander of the Cinangka Military District, Rico Sirait, stated that the inhabitants of the area were informed of the location of the shelters and warning about the possibility of a tsunami [19659010]. ]. The shelters are located 50 and 100 meters above sea level, about 1 km from the beach.

Masks were distributed to people affected by the tsunami of the Serang Regency. were stifled by the volcanic ash of the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano or by the volcano Child of Krakatau