Indonesia warns of possible minor tsunami in coastal areas after Russia quake

JAKARTA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on Wednesday issued a warning of a possible tsunami of less than 0.5 meters following a powerful earthquake in Russia.

The agency said the possible tsunami could affect several coastal areas across Indonesia, with varying arrival times starting from midday.

"Coastal communities in the potentially affected areas are advised to remain calm and temporarily stay away from the shoreline," said Daryono, head of BMKG's earthquake and tsunami mitigation division.

The affected areas may include parts of Gorontalo, North Maluku, North Sulawesi, West Papua, Papua, and Southwest Papua provinces, such as Gorontalo City, North Halmahera, Talaud Islands, Sorong, Supiori, Manokwari, Jayapura, Biak Numfor, Sarmi, and Raja Ampat.

Daryono also urged the public to rely solely on official information from BMKG, available through its verified communication channels. Enditem