SATURDAY, 25 JANUARY, 2014 | 18:38 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted the southern part of Central Java, to be exact 104 kilometer of southwest of Kebumen, Central Java, or 147 kilometer southwest of Yogyakarta, earlier today at 12:14 Western Indonesian Time.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s (BNPB) spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said the quake’s epicenter was inside the Eurasian plate outside subduction zone of Indo Australia-Eurasia plates. "The quake’s epicenter struck Indian Ocean at a depth of 47 kilometers. No potential for tsunami," he told Tempo.
The quake with strong shake or the intensity of 6 MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) could be felt along the southern coasts, starting from Cilacap, Kebumen until Purworejo and was strongly felt for 30 seconds.
The quake was also felt in Yogyakarta, Solo, Boyolali, Klaten, Magelang, Sragen and Semarang. "In Yogyakarta, the quake was strongly felt for 10 seconds. House furniture like refrigerator moved from its position," he said.
The quake had made residents run out of their house. "In Krandegan village, Bacan Sub-district, Purworejo, one house collapsed and several (houses) damaged," Sutopo said.
Meanwhile, they are still collecting data of casualties and other damaged houses. "There is no report on casualties yet, Disaster Mitigation Agencies (BPDB) in each region are still verifying," said the BNPB spokesman.
AFRILIA SURYANIS
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