Jakarta (ANTARA) - At least 230 homes in Selayar District, South Sulawesi, suffered heavy damage in the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Flores Sea, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), on Tuesday morning, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported.
Besides the homes, one school building, two places of worship, and one village head office were also affected by the earthquake, acting head of the Disaster Information and Communication Data Center of BNPB, Abdul Muhari, said in a statement received here on Tuesday.
"The visual report obtained from the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Selayar District, the damage was monitored, starting from concrete fences, walls to roofs of residents' houses," he informed.
Based on data collected as of Tuesday afternoon, the quake affected three provinces—East Nusa Tenggara, South Sulawesi, and Southeast Sulawesi, he informed.
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Earlier, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) had issued an early tsunami warning for East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, and Maluku provinces. However, it later canceled the warning.
The agency also recorded at least 15 aftershocks post the 7.4-magnitude earthquake.
Members of the local BPBD (Disaster Mitigation Agency) visited the locations affected by the quake to assess and monitor its impact, officials said.
BMKG Head Dwikorita Karnawati confirmed that the earthquake that struck Flores Sea was a shallow quake.
Karnawati said that the agency’s analysis showed that the earthquake, which struck 112 kilometers northwest of Larantuka Sub-district, East Flores District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), at 10:20 a.m. Western Indonesia Standard Time (WIB), was triggered by a strike-slip fault.
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