JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – An official from Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), said that, Sunday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake in the eastern region’s province of North Maluku, killed two people and displaced at least 2,000 others.
Agus Wibowo, spokesman for the agency, said, the refugees were sheltered in 14 locations, as more efforts to gather data related to the earthquake’s impacts were underway.
He added, the South Bacan district in South Halmahera Regency hosted over 1,000 displaced people.
Shelters were provided in the regency’s police stations, fire squad offices, mosques, the regent’s official residences and high school buildings.
The earthquake has also damaged 828 houses, so far.
The spokesman said, the regency administration has set a seven-day emergency response period, from July 15 to 21.
As of Monday morning, some 65 aftershocks were registered in the regency, and the province’s port city of Labuha, at various minor degrees, Agus said, adding, the depth of the aftershocks occurred 10 km below the ground.
The strong earthquake took place at 4:10 p.m. Jakarta time (0910 GMT), with epicentre at 0.59 degree South, Latitude and 128.06 degree East, Longitude.
No tsunami warning was issued after the quake.– NNN-ANTARA
