M 5.7 Earthquake Shook The South Indian Ocean Of Java, Felt In Jember

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported an earthquake with a magnitude (M) of 5.7 in the southern Indian Ocean region of Java Island that was triggered by activity in the "outer rise" zone.

Head of the BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center, Daryono said the epicenter of the earthquake was located at coordinates 10.70 south latitude and 113.26 east longitudes, or to be precise, located in the sea at a distance of 281 km southwest of Jember, East Java, at a depth of 10 km.

"Taking into account the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, the earthquake that occurred was a type of shallow earthquake due to activity in the outer rise zone," he said in Jakarta, Thursday, March 16.

He added, the results of the analysis of the source mechanism showed that the earthquake that occurred at 12.22 WIB caused shocks that had a downward movement mechanism (a normal fault).

Based on the estimated shaking map, the earthquake was felt in Jember with an intensity scale of II-III Modified Mercally Intensity), meaning that the vibration was felt in the house, and the vibration felt as if a truck was passing.

"Until now there has been no report on the impact of the damage caused by the earthquake. The modeling results show that this earthquake has no potential for a tsunami," he said.

As of 12.40 WIB, Daryono said that the BMKG monitoring results had not shown any aftershock activity.

He added, the results of the BMKG analysis showed that this earthquake had parameter updates with a magnitude of M5.4.

He conveyed, BMKG appealed to the public to avoid buildings that were cracked or damaged as a result of the earthquake.

"Check and make sure the building where you live is sufficiently earthquake resistant, or that there is no damage due to earthquake vibrations that could endanger the stability of the building before you return to the house," he said.

In addition, the public is also advised to remain calm and not be influenced by issues whose truth cannot be accounted for.