An earthquake

An earthquake shocked Indonesia again. This time, a 5 righter scale earthquake shake up
Cianjur, West Java.

“The earthquake occurred on Saturday at around 17:36 pm,” said citizen. According to BMKG,
the earthquake was in a depth of 10 kilometers in 8:37 south latitude – 06.79 East Longitude.

The earthquake which happened in the afternoon created panic among the residents. They were
afraid of tsunami which can be caused by the earthquake. Luckily, the fear did not happen.

“The earthquake did not cause a tsunami because the strength was not big enough,” said BMKG.

Nevertheless, hundreds of homes were damaged and destroyed by the earthquake. However, so
far it’s unknown whether there were fatalities or injured in the incident.
Gempa bumi kembali menggetarkan Indonesia. Kali ini, gempa berkekuatan 5 skala Richter
menggoyang Cianjur, Jawa Barat.

“Gempa itu terjadi pada hari Sabtu sekitar pukul 17.36 WIB,” Ujar warga. Menurut BMKG,
gempa tersebut  berada dalam kedalaman 10 kilometer di 8.37 Lintang Selatan – 06.79 Bujur
Timur.

Gempa yang terjadi sore itu sempat membuat kepanikan bagi warga sekitar. Mereka takut akan
Tsunami yang ditimbulkan akibat gempa. Beruntung, ketakutan itu tidak terjadi.

“Gempa tidak menimbulkan tsunami,” jelas BMKG.

Ratusan rumah rusak dan hancur akibat gempa bumi. Namun, sejauh ini belum diketahui apakah
ada korban jiwa maupun luka dalam peristiwa tersebut.