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12-10-2023 09.00

Three strong earthquakes hit various continents around the globe on Saturday morning, with tremors felt in Papua New Guinea, Mexico, and Afghanistan.

(Tiga gempa bumi kuat melanda berbagai benua di dunia pada Sabtu pagi, dengan getaran yang terasa di Papua Nugini, Meksiko, dan Afghanistan.)

So far, reports suggest that despite the triple earthquake there are only casualties in one country. Roughly 40km from the city of Herat in western Afghanistan, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded, followed by three strong tremors, killing at least 15 people and leaving at least 78 injured. However, figures are expected to rise. The initial earthquake was followed by at least three powerful tremors that collapsed buildings and left people trapped beneath rubble. Afghanistan is prone to seismic activity due to the collision of the Indian tectonic plate with the Eurasian plate to the north.

(Sejauh ini, laporan menunjukkan bahwa meskipun terjadi tiga kali gempa bumi, hanya ada korban jiwa di satu negara. Sekitar 40 km dari kota Herat di Afghanistan barat, gempa berkekuatan 6,3 SR terjadi, diikuti oleh tiga gempa kuat, menewaskan sedikitnya 15 orang dan sedikitnya 78 orang terluka. Namun, jumlah korban diperkirakan akan terus bertambah. Gempa awal diikuti oleh setidaknya tiga getaran kuat yang meruntuhkan bangunan dan membuat orang-orang terjebak di bawah reruntuhan. Afghanistan rentan terhadap aktivitas seismik akibat tumbukan lempeng tektonik India dengan lempeng Eurasia di sebelah utara.)

A few hours earlier, Mexico and Papua New Guinea were struck by quakes of 6.3 and 6.7 magnitude, but they didn’t record any initial deaths or casualties. Mild shaking was felt but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in southern Oaxaca where it hit.

(Beberapa jam sebelumnya, Meksiko dan Papua Nugini diguncang gempa berkekuatan 6,3 dan 6,7 SR, namun tidak ada laporan mengenai korban jiwa atau luka-luka. Guncangan ringan terasa tetapi tidak ada laporan langsung tentang kerusakan atau cedera di Oaxaca selatan di mana gempa tersebut melanda.)

Kata-kata sulit: tremor (getaran), prone (rentan), seismic (seismik).

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