5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Enggano Island, no tsunami threat

INDONESIA’S Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck southeast of Enggano, Bengkulu near Southern Sumatra at 10.15pm local time on Sunday.

The earthquake was recorded offshore, about 84 kilometres southeast of Enggano, at coordinates 5.92 degrees South Latitude and 102.77 degrees East Longitude, with a depth of 40 kilometres.

The BMKG said the tremor posed no tsunami threat with no immediate reports of damage or casualties following the earthquake.

Indonesia is particularly vulnerable to seismic activity because it lies at the junction of several major tectonic plates, including the Indo-Australian, Eurasian and Pacific plates. - August 10, 2026