All BTS Sites Affected by Palu Earthquake Fully Restored, Says Ministry

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Communication and Digital (Kemkomdigi) has stated that all telecommunications infrastructure base transceiver station (BTS) towers in the Palu region, Central Sulawesi, which were affected by the magnitude 6.7 earthquake, have now been fully restored.

Indra Maulana, Director of Digital Infrastructure Control at Kemkomdigi, explained that a total of 29 BTS sites affected by the earthquake had been recovered as of 06:00 WIB on 19 June 2026.

“Based on the alarm dashboard data as of 06:00 WIB on 19 June 2026, all 29 sites/BTS affected by the Palu earthquake have been successfully fully restored,” Indra said in a written statement to ANTARA on Friday.

Meanwhile, two sites affected by power outages on Java Island are still in the process of being recovered.

“With the restoration of all affected sites/BTS, the Telecommunications Monitoring Centre (PMT), together with the Radio Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Office (Balmon SFR) and the Department of Communication and Informatics (Diskom/Kominfo) in the affected areas, will continue to monitor the quality of telecommunications services to ensure that services run normally and sustainably,” said Indra.

According to reports from telecommunications operators, the disruptions were caused by severed transmission lines and power supply interruptions resulting from the earthquake’s impact.

The tectonic earthquake occurred on 16 June 2026 at 10:27 WIB. The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) confirmed that the epicentre of the earthquake was located on land at coordinates 1.13 South Latitude and 120.23 East Longitude, specifically 42 kilometres southeast of Palu City.

“The earthquake was categorised as shallow, with an epicentre depth of 10 kilometres; however, mathematical modelling indicates that this seismic activity does not have the potential to trigger a tsunami,” stated BMKG.