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Sri Widiyantoro explains, an earthquake in Padang, West Sumatra and Jambi on Wednesday and Thursday causing blood to lock in the Mentawai Islands earthquake becomes weak. As a result, expected to be an earthquake measuring 8.9 Richter is not known when. If the energy is released at once, then in the coastal areas of Padang and Bengkulu will ambalas 1.5 meters.
Whereas if an earthquake ripped the sea floor, it will cause tsunamis as high as 15 meters. Even storm tsunami that would reach the coast of West Sumatra and Jambi in 10 minutes.
Anticipation Earthquake - Tsunami, Head Mandatory On-site
Liwa - All subdistrict in West Lampung forbidden to leave their posts, related to the possible impact of the earthquake and tsunami in West Sumatra, a few days ago.
West Lampung Sekkab say If you want to leave their areas of responsibility, district must first ask permission from the Regent and the district secretary who remain at their posts.
Where the earthquake that occurred in the Mentawai Islands have earthquake fault line to the West Coast. This resulted in West Lampung as one of the areas prone to earthquake disaster.
Earlier, West Lampung regency prompted the threat of earthquake and tsunami alert since the area is a region through which the crossing point of the earthquake. From time to time underlayer may occur such natural disasters.
To that end, West Lampung regency are encouraged to continue to socialize and continuous simulation of the impact of the earthquake and tsunami to the public.
Head of the Meteorology and Geophysics Kotabumi Chrismanto said that despite the unpredictable earthquake, quake always occurs at a crossing point earthquake that formed beneath the earth's surface.
Within the last 10 months, his record six times in the underlayer earthquakes, with intensity of 5 to 5.5 on the Richter Scale (SR). Earthquake average depth is 10-30 km below sea level.
Underlayer region is indeed one area in Lampung Province is quite prone to earthquakes, so it can be said a normal phenomenon.
