Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Strikes South-West of Pangandaran
Jakarta (ANTARA) — A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the south-western area of Pangandaran Regency, West Java, on Wednesday at 01:00:51 Western Indonesian Time (WIB).
According to information from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the epicentre was located at sea at coordinates 8.46 degrees South latitude and 108.11 degrees East longitude, approximately 94 kilometres south-west of Pangandaran, at a depth of 10 kilometres.
BMKG reported that the earthquake was felt at an intensity of III on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale in Pangandaran and Tasikmalaya.
Tremors were also felt at II–III MMI in Garut, and II MMI in Ciamis and Bandung Regency.
An intensity of III MMI indicates that the earthquake was clearly felt indoors by many people, particularly those at rest, with vibrations resembling a large lorry passing or a heavy object falling, causing lightly suspended objects to sway. However, it generally does not cause structural damage to buildings.
Meanwhile, an intensity of II MMI denotes weaker vibrations, felt only by some people indoors, with a sensation of light shaking and no damage.
According to information from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the epicentre was located at sea at coordinates 8.46 degrees South latitude and 108.11 degrees East longitude, approximately 94 kilometres south-west of Pangandaran, at a depth of 10 kilometres.
BMKG reported that the earthquake was felt at an intensity of III on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale in Pangandaran and Tasikmalaya.
Tremors were also felt at II–III MMI in Garut, and II MMI in Ciamis and Bandung Regency.
An intensity of III MMI indicates that the earthquake was clearly felt indoors by many people, particularly those at rest, with vibrations resembling a large lorry passing or a heavy object falling, causing lightly suspended objects to sway. However, it generally does not cause structural damage to buildings.
Meanwhile, an intensity of II MMI denotes weaker vibrations, felt only by some people indoors, with a sensation of light shaking and no damage.