Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Struck in Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia

- Time: 2024-06-12 at 17:01:20 UTC
             2024-06-13 at 01:01:20 Makassar
- Location: 4.38° LAT, 126.49° LON
- Magnitude: Mww5.8
- Depth: 33 km
- Provider: USGS, USGS_Quakes

Picture 1: Location of the magnitude 5.8 in Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia.

The earthquake occurred in an area where we announced HIGH seismic hazard exposure (orange alert) in our latest weekly earthquake forecast for the Indonesia region, on June 10, 2024, available here.

Picture 2: Picture showing high hazard exposure in the region of the earthquake.

According to Quantectum’s Macroseismic Intensity map, the earthquake reached level VI macroseismic intensity, associated with STRONG shaking and potential slight damage to the infrastructure. The most potentially exposed cities were Sarangani (pop. 8,000), Kalbay (pop. 4,000), Caburan (pop. 13,000), Pangyan (pop. 5,000), Burias (pop. 4,000), Baliton (pop. 6,000), Ilaya (pop. 3,000), Glan (pop. 24,000), Taluya (pop. 5,000), Glan Peidu (pop. 4,000), Sapu Padidu (pop. 10,000), Tinoto (pop. 4,000), Maasim (pop. 6,000) and Daliao (pop. 2,000).

Picture 3: Macroseismic intensity map for the magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia.

There have been no reports of damage, injuries, or casualties as a result of the earthquake so far.

* The exact information about the magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other data providers issue their reports.

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