Earthquake 3.5 Magnitude Guncang Cianjur, Residents Scattered Out Of Their Houses

The rift on the walls of residents' houses was due to an earthquake of 3.5 magnitudes that shook Cianjur on Sunday afternoon, June 11, 2023. (Between/Ahmad Fikri)

Residents in a number of areas in Cianjur, West Java, were again shocked by the centralized 3.5 magnitude earthquake in Cugenang District, so that residents scattered out of their homes, Sunday, June 11, 2023. A fairly strong earthquake was felt by residents in most areas north and the city of Cianjur at around 11.15 WIB, making residents who were active inside the house scatter out of their homes to save themselves because most of them were still traumatized by an earthquake of 5.6 magnitudes. The same thing was also seen in a number of public facilities such as hospitals and shopping centers in Cianjur. The earthquake that had occurred for several seconds made residents choose to stay outside their homes for fear of aftershocks. "It was fast enough that after not feeling a big earthquake for the last 5 months. About four seconds the earthquake was felt large enough and we ran out of the house," said Nagrak Village resident Gina Rohmawati, quoted by Antara. The same thing was also revealed by residents in Sarampad Village, Cugenang District, Morsalyang said, residents who had returned home were surprised by a strong earthquake again so that they rushed out of the house again to avoid unwanted things. "About 6 houses suffered damage ranging from cracks and broken glass. It is certain that trauma because residents were still reminded of the 5.6 magnitude earthquake last November which left sorrow," he said.

Residents chose to stay outside the house because they were afraid that aftershocks would occur again, especially since the epicenter was in the Sarampad area better known as the Cugenang Fault. "Before the earthquake, we felt a different feeling two days earlier, so that at night many residents slept outside the house," he said. Secretary of the Cianjur Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Rudi Wibowo, said that his party had sent officers to each village in Cugenang, Cianjur, Pacet and Warungkondang sub-districts to collect data on damage due to the 3.5 magnitude earthquake that again rocked Cianjur. "We are still collecting data on the impact of the earthquake that occurred. Temporary reports of several houses in Nagrak and Sarampad villages suffered minor damage," he said.