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POOR – earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on Wednesday morning (5/5/2025). It is known that the epicenter is located in the south -west of the blitter of the regency, occurred in 07.16 WIB.
“The epicenter of the earthquake is located in coordinates of 9.00 ° LS; 111.92 ° BT is at sea at a distance of 101 km to the south -decay of Blitar Regency, with a depth of 84 kilometers, ”the BMKG Sleeman Sleepman Ardhianto geophysics head said in his statement.
Paying attention to the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter or earthquake, an earthquake occurs, which occurs the type of average earthquake due to activity in the subduction zone.
This earthquake was felt by people in the blitter with the force of MMI III or as a passing truck. The earthquake was also felt by the people of Malanga, Trenggalek, Kediri, Tulungung, Lumajang, Paitanana, with the power of MMI II.
“The vibrations were felt by several people, light objects swayed. Until now, there was no message about the impact of damage caused by an earthquake, ”he said.
Before Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 07.33, the BMKG monitoring results showed that there was no aftershok.
(Hafid Mardianhah)
