On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, WITA, an earthquake measuring 3.7 occurred in the center of Mamuju Regency, central part of West Sulawesi. The epicenter of the earthquake is at the coordinates 2.47 LS and 119.54 East Longitude.
The earthquake occurred on land, precisely 42 kilometers southeast of central Mamuju, with a depth of 6 kilometers.
Due to local fault activity, the earthquake that occurred was a shallow earthquake. Dr. Daryono, Head of the Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Division at BMKG, said the earthquake probably did not cause any damage. The earthquake was also felt in Mamuju District, namely in the Sampaga and Bonehau areas.
Not the Majene-Mamuju aftershock.
Dariono told reporters on Wednesday evening (20/1/2021): "This earthquake was not part of a series of aftershocks due to the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Majene and Mamuju."
Daryono added, the earthquake that devastated the city of Mamuju until now has almost no aftershocks. So far, there have been 32 aftershocks.