Gibran to Inspect Earthquake-Affected Sites in Manado
Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka arrived in Manado, North Sulawesi, on Monday (6/4) evening to inspect several sites affected by the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred on 2 April 2026 at 06.48 WITA.
The Head of the Leadership Administration Bureau of the North Sulawesi Provincial Government, Christian Iroth, said Gibran arrived at Sam Ratulangi Airport in Manado around 19.00 WITA, greeted directly by the North Sulawesi Governor Yulius Selvanus, Deputy Governor Victor Mailangkay, and officials from the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda).
“There are several agendas that Vice President Gibran will carry out starting Tuesday (7/4) morning until midday before departing for Jakarta,” he said, quoted from Antara.
From the information obtained, Gibran’s visit will begin with a direct inspection of the condition of the KONI Sario Manado building, where the western side collapsed due to the earthquake.
The next agenda is to visit the family of the deceased victim Deitje Lahia, who was struck by falling debris from the KONI Sario building.
Gibran will then visit the Bunda Hati Kudus Yesus Catholic Church in Rumengkor Village, Minahasa Regency, to assess the damage to the building affected by the earthquake, and proceed to Bitung City, an area very close to the earthquake’s epicentre.
The Bunda Hati Kudus Yesus Catholic Church in Rumengkor has a collapsed ceiling, cracked walls, and was previously visited by the Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Lieutenant General TNI Suharyanto, last weekend.
Christian said that after carrying out a series of visits on Tuesday, the Vice President will return to Jakarta in the afternoon.
Previously, BMKG data indicated that the earthquake’s epicentre was located at coordinates 1.25 degrees North Latitude and 126.27 degrees East Longitude, or about 129 km southeast of Bitung, North Sulawesi, with a depth of 33 km.
The earthquake shaking was felt in the Manado area with intensity IV-V MMI, where the vibrations were felt by the entire community.