Medan, N Sumatra (ANTARA) – Within a period of seven days, 48 earthquakes rattled areas in the provinces of North Sumatra and Aceh in Sumatra Island, and most of them were categorized as shallow earthquakes.
The earthquakes occurred on several faults, in subduction zones, and outer rises, according to the Medan branch of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG),
“The active faults triggering the earthquake occurred in Seulimeum, Central Aceh, Batee C, Renun, and Toru,” the agency’s spokesperson, Eridawati, remarked.
A local fault in Samosir Island, North Sumatra, also contributed to the earthquake occurrences, she noted in a statement that ANTARA quoted here on Saturday.
The magnitudes of 44 of the 48 earthquakes that the agency recorded from May 28 to…
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