A number of residents in the Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi, have\nstarted evacuating to highland areas following a tsunami warning\ntriggered by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake off the coast of the southern\nPhilippines on Monday morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany residents from Tidore, Tapuang, and coastal areas panicked due\nto the earthquake. They are now evacuating to Manganitu road, which is\nhigher than the coastline, to avoid the potential tsunami,\u201d said Jufry\nDalita, a local resident, on Monday (8\/6).<\/p>\n
The BMKG recorded the earthquake\u2019s epicentre at coordinates 5.80\u00b0N;\n125.14\u00b0E, located in the sea approximately 244 km northwest of Karatung\nIsland, North Sulawesi, at a depth of 47 km.<\/p>\n
Jufry, who is also a civil servant within the Sangihe Islands Regency\nGovernment, urged residents to remain calm and avoid panic, advising\nthose evacuating to ensure the safety of their family members. \u201cThe\nearthquake was very strongly felt in our island region, causing\nresidents to rush out of their homes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred at 06:37:42 WIB in the South\nMindanao coast area of the Philippines, caused by plate subduction.<\/p>\n
\u201cObserving the location of the epicentre and the depth of the\nhypocentre, the earthquake is a shallow earthquake resulting from plate\nsubduction activity,\u201d stated Wijayanto, Director of Earthquakes and\nTsunamis at BMKG, in a release shared with stakeholders in Manado.<\/p>\n
Analysis of the source mechanism indicates that the earthquake\ninvolved a thrust fault movement. The tremors were also felt in Morotai\nCity, North Halmahera, with an intensity of IV MMI, and in North\nGorontalo Regency with an intensity of III-IV MMI. Additionally, tremors\nwere felt in Batang Dua, Ternate, West Halmahera, Gorontalo, South\nHalmahera, East Halmahera, Parigi Moutong, Manado, Minahasa, Palu,\nBitung, East Boltim, and Central Halmahera with an intensity of III\nMMI.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sangihe-residents-evacuate-following-tsunami-warning-1780891307", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }