Update: M 6.2 Garut Earthquake Damages 110 Houses, 75 Families Affected

CNN Indonesia

Sunday, 28 April 2024 18:06 IWST

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

A total of 110 houses were damaged an earthquake size 6.2 occurred in GarutSaturday (27/4) afternoon.

The Head of BNPB’s Disaster Data, Information and Communication Centre, Abdul Muhari, explained that hundreds of houses had different levels of damage, from heavy, medium and light damage.

“The details based on the level of damage include 3 house units severely damaged, 21 house units moderately damaged, 34 house units lightly damaged, 11 house units were damaged, and 41 house units were damaged,” he said in an official statement received, Sunday (28/4).

Of this number, the most damage occurred in Garut Regency, which is 41 house units, Bandung Regency house units 24, Sukabumi Regency house units 17, Tasikmalaya Regency house units 7, and Tasikmalaya City house units 5.

Apart from houses, the earthquake affected several public facilities, such as places of worship, schools, offices and health facilities.

Meanwhile, the death toll also rose to eight and as many as 75 families were affected.

Before that, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook the region of Garut Regency with its epicenter in the sea at a depth of 70 kilometers and boundaries of 8.42 South Longitude and 107.26 East Longitude.

Reporting from the BMKG report, looking at the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, the earthquake was a moderate earthquake that occurred as a result of rock deformation activity in the Indo-Australian plate subducted under the Eurasian plate in the south of West Java or commonly known as intra-plate earthquake (intra-slab earthquake). Source mechanism analysis results show that the earthquake has an upward motion mechanism (Thrust Fault).

BNPB appealed to the public to remain calm and not to be influenced by issues that cannot be confirmed regarding this earthquake disaster.

The public is also advised to avoid buildings that are cracked or damaged during the earthquake. Check and ensure that the residential building is sufficiently earthquake resistant, or that there is no damage due to earthquakes that will endanger the stability of the building before returning to the house.

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