Illustrative of a map of the Mentawai Islands was rocked by an earthquake 14 times since Thursday and Friday (27/07/2018).Padang, (ANTARA News) - The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra, recorded 14 times the quake centered in the Mentawai Islands on Thursday (27 / 7) to Friday with the power of 4, 2 the Richter scale to decline 2, 9 the Richter scale."The Mentawai Islands are caused by the Subduksi the shallows or are referred to as ` Megathrust Subduction of Sumatra." said Head of Data and Information Geophysics Station BMKG, Padang Panjang, Mamuri when contacted from Padang, on Friday.He explained that the earthquake centered in the subduksi of plate tectonics India-Australia and Eurasia in Indonesia, which extends from the west coast of Sumatra to south of Nusa Tenggara.In the subduksi of Sumatra is characterised by producing a series of the island next (forearch islands) the nonvulkanik to report on the island of Simeulue, Nias, a lot of Rock, Siberut to the Enggano.According to him, Plate India-Australia menunjam to the bottom of the continent of Eurasia, with the speed of all wash away less 120 to 140 millimeters per year.He delivered Geophysics Station The Long will continue to monitor, the development of an earthquake struck the Mentawai Islands.Mamuri go into the details of the first quake occurred on Thursday, 26 July 2018, at 17.34, then at 2.10 pm to 4, 4 S. R., and then at 22.12, with 4, 9 the Richter scale, at 22.23, with a burst of 3, 4 the Richter scale, at 22.29, with a burst of 3, 5 the Richter scale, at 22.34, with a burst of 3, 3 the Richter scale.Then at 22.36, with a burst of 3, 3 the Richter scale, at 22.37, with a burst of 3, 4 the Richter scale, at 23.19 pm.
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