TIME.CO, Jakarta – Earthquake A tectonic magnitude of 3.8 shook the area of Sukabumi town, West Java, on Monday morning, September 18, 2023, at 06:35 WIB. The source of the earthquake was in the South Sea or Indonesian Ocean south of Java.
The impact is represented by the shaking level map from the Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) and according to what was reported by the population, the seismic tremors were felt in the areas of Agrabinta, Cipamingkis, Tegal Buleud, Surade, Sindangbarang and Cidaun. The intensity scale of the earthquake reached III MMI.
The vibrations of the earthquake were felt inside the house as if a truck were passing by. According to BMKG, no damage to buildings has been reported so far earthquake THE.
The center of the earthquake source was located at the coordinates 7.67 degrees south latitude and 106.95 degrees east longitude.
The source of the earthquake was located in the sea, at a distance of 83 kilometers southeast of the city of Sukabumi, from a depth of 32 kilometers. “This type of shallow earthquake is caused by the subduction activity of the Indo-Australian plate subducting under the Eurasian plate,” BBMKG Region II head Tangerang Hartanto said in a written statement on Monday. No aftershocks occurred until 07.10.
Announcement
Cianjur earthquake
Previously, on September 15-16, 2023, three earthquakes were felt by residents of Cianjur due to the movement of the Cugenang fault. The first earthquake on Friday night, September 15, 2023 at 11:05 pm had a magnitude of 1.9. Then followed a second earthquake in the early hours of Saturday 16 September 2023 at 00:47 with a magnitude of 2.0.
The third earthquake occurred at 11.35 am with a magnitude of 2.3. The center of the earthquake source or epicenter is located at the coordinates 6.77 degrees south latitude and 107.1 degrees east longitude. The location is on land 7 kilometers northwest of Cianjur Regency from a depth of 10 kilometers.
The vibrations of the earthquake were felt in the Cilaku area with an intensity scale of II MMI. The earthquake was felt by only a few people and caused suspended light objects to sway.
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