Jakarta, April 2 -- The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) is deploying a team of experts to North Maluku and North Sulawesi to survey the impact of the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck the region on Thursday.

Acting Director of Earthquake and Tsunami at BMKG Rahmat Triyono said the team is responsible for mapping damage and monitoring aftershock activity.

The experts will also assess the potential vulnerability of areas affected by the high-magnitude earthquake to ensure public safety.

"We will conduct a survey of damaging earthquakes, including macroseismic and microseismic mapping," Triyono stated during a press conference on Thursday.

He explained that macroseismic mapping determines the distribution of dam...