Earthquake damages hundreds of houses in Bogor and Sukabumi, this is the explanation of the BMKG
MidLand, Jakarta – Strings earthquake which originated on land, damaged hundreds of homes of residents in Bogor and Sukabumi regencies. Head of the Earthquake and Tsunami Center of the Agency of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) Daryono said earthquake damage depends on the strength or magnitude of the earthquake and the distance and depth of the earthquake source.
“Although the magnitude of the earthquake was 4.0 but the depth was 5 kilometers, the ground movement was still strong and could cause light damage,” he said on Monday, December 11, 2023.
The magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred on December 8, 2023 at 02:00 WIB. The tremor was felt in the areas of Bogor, Sukabumi and Cianjur, as well as Kalapanunggal and Cicurug. According to BMKG, the intensity scale of the earthquake is III MMI or vibrations felt inside the house as if a truck were passing by.
The source or epicenter of the earthquake is located at the coordinates 6.73 degrees south latitude and 106.61 degrees east longitude. Located on land at a depth of 5 kilometers, the distance is approximately 25 kilometers southwest of the center of Bogor City.
Previously, not far from the source of the earthquake, two earthquakes occurred within an hour on Wednesday evening, December 6, 2023. At 20.20 and 21.20 WIB, an earthquake of the same magnitude, i.e. 3.0, occurred in the area of Sukabumi, West Bogor, Cisolok, Bayah, Leuwiliang, with an earthquake intensity scale of II – III MMI.
According to Daryono, the ground movement caused by the series of earthquakes shook the building, weakening its structure. “Shake it again, shake it again, it will fall apart for a long time,” he said.
According to BMKG, the cause of the series of earthquakes was local movement of faults. “It’s a swarm earthquake, there is an interaction link between volcanism and faults,” Daryono said. He denied that the earthquake came from Mount Salak. According to him, the earthquake that occurred was a continuation of the 2019 swarm.
According to data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), the earthquake early Friday morning caused damage to at least 144 houses in Bogor and Sukabumi districts.
As quoted in the BNPB press release in Jakarta on Saturday, the head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, said that the earthquake, whose epicenter was at a depth of five kilometers, about 25 kilometers southwest of Bogor City, among other things, caused damage to buildings in Purwabakti village, Pamijahan district, Bogor regency.
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In that area, the earthquake damaged seven houses and a prayer hall and affected seven families of 21 people in Kampung Cigarehong and damaged seven houses and a prayer hall and affected seven families of 31 people in Kampung Pada Jaya . .
Besides that, officials are still assessing the impact of the earthquake in Pada Jembar village RT 04 RW 09 and Cimapag village RT 01 RW 12. He said the earthquake forced 11 families consisting of 41 people to evacuate in the area of Pamijahan district.
In the Sukabumi Regency area, the earthquake caused severe damage to nine houses, moderate damage to 28 houses and light damage to 37 houses in Pasirmasigit Village, Cipeuteuy Village, Kabandungan District. The earthquake affected 27 families in the village.
The earthquake also caused severe damage to one house, one moderately damaged house and 14 slightly damaged houses and impacted 16 families consisting of 56 people in Mekarjaya village.
Besides that, the earthquake caused minor damage to 29 houses in Cihamerang village, slightly damaged one house in Tugu Bandung village, and caused heavy damage to one house, nine moderately damaged houses, and three slightly damaged houses in Kabandungan. Village.
Thus, the total earthquake caused damage to 14 houses and two prayer halls in Bogor Regency, and caused severe damage to 11 houses, moderate damage to 38 houses, and light damage to 81 houses in Sukabumi Regency.
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