Earthquake

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has reported that two earthquakes hit East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Sunday morning.
The first one, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake, jolted the province at 4:54 a.m. The epicenter was located at sea, 148 kilometers northeast of Alor regency in NTT, at a depth of 573 km.

 It was followed by another earthquake around four hours later. The second earthquake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, hit the province at 9:18 a.m. The epicenter was located 19 km southwest of Malaka regency in NTT at a depth of 52 km.

 Shocks from the second quake were felt in Kefamenanu city, according to a report from the BMKG. The agency also noted that neither earthquake had triggered a tsunami.(iwa)