Apparently There tsunami at the Mentawai Earthquake 8.3 SR
Meteorological and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) released a small tsunami from the earthquake of 8.3 on the Richter Scale (SR) in the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, on Wednesday (03/02/2016). The tsunami was detected at Cocos Island 10 cm high at 21.15 pm and in Padang as high as 5 cm at 21:40 pm. Head of Data Information and Public Relations BNPB Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said post BNPB has been able to communicate with the Mentawai BPBD with radio communications. "It was reported that the condition of the community is safe. People have been in places that are safe. People in Sikakap, South Pagai, Sipora, Siberut and the Mentawai Islands others in conditions of safety and refuge in high places," he said in a release sent to Sindonews. com, Wednesday (03/02/2016). According to Sutopo, in areas on the island and along the western coast of Sumatra, such as South Nias, Nias, Simeulue, Aceh Singkil, Aceh Barat, Muko-Muko, the area along North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Bengkulu an