BMKG Records 8 Aftershocks After Earthquake In Tuban
JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) noted that there had been at least eight aftershocks after the earthquake centered in Tuban, East Java, Friday, March 22.Head of the Daryono Earthquake and Tsunami Center informed that the eight aftershocks occurred successively this afternoon starting at 11.22 WIB-13.31 WIB."Aldquo; Eight times the largest aftershock activity with a magnitude of 5.3 to the smallest 3.2 magnitudes," he said in Jakarta, Antara, Friday, March 22.The first earthquake was centered at sea at a distance of 132 kilometers northeast of Tuban City with a magnitude of 6 magnitudes, at coordinates 5,74 South Latitude (LS) and 112.32 East Longitude (BT) with a depth of 10 kilometers.Furthermore, the location of the aftershock center was also observed by BMKG centered at 152 kilometers northeast of Rembang, Central Java, 153 kilometers northwest of Lamongan, East Java, 175 kilometers northwest of Surabaya, East Java, and 612 kilometers northeast of Jakarta.The impact of the vibration with an intensity scale was felt by people in Central Java (Bawean, Jepara, Kudus, Semarang, Blora Pekalongan). Furthermore, East Java (Tuban, Lamongan, Bojonegoro, Surabaya, Nganjuk, Pacitan, Trenggalek, Tulungagung, Sidoarjo, Madiun, Pasuruan, Malang) and DI Yogyakarta.Especially Tuban City, based on the BMKG team's report, the city felt the tremors of this aftershock for about 15 minutes until hospital patients were evacuated outside the building, one of which was NU Tuban Hospital.
However, Daryono emphasized that the BMKG appealed to the public not to panic over such conditions, especially since the earthquake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami." “ In principle, people are still safe to carry out their activities as usual on the beach and sea after this incident," he said.BMKG has also coordinated with the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) to monitor areas affected or feel the tremors of this earthquake.