Houses And Office Buildings In Karawang Damaged Due To The Bekasi Earthquake

KARAWANG- - A number of houses and government buildings in the southern region of Karawang Regency, West Java were reported to have been damaged by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 centered in southeast Bekasi, West Java.

In accordance with information from the BMKG, the earthquake occurred at the location point: 6.48 South Latitude, 107.24 East Longitude (14 kilometers southeast of Bekasi Regency, West Java), at a depth of 10 kilometers with a magnitude of 4.9, on Wednesday at 19.54 WIB.

The Head of Pangkalan Sub-district, Bunawan, said that for the time being, the area was reported to have experienced the worst earthquake compared to other areas in the Karawang area.

In addition to panicking residents, earthquake tremors also caused a number of residents' houses, office buildings and school buildings to be badly damaged.

He conveyed, according to the temporary data collection, a number of houses in the Pangkalan sub-district were reported to have been damaged.

Then the sub-district office building and one school building unit were also reported to have been damaged.

Most of the damage caused by the earthquake was on the roof and cracked walls. In addition, the office hall of Pangkalan District was also reported to have collapsed.

"For the time being, it's like that. We are still collecting further data," he said.

Meanwhile, the tremors that occurred on Wednesday night were quite felt in the Karawang area. Including in urban areas. There have even been vibrations several times.

A number of residents rushed out of their homes during a fairly pronounced vibration. Including in a number of shopping centers, a number of residents panicked and rushed outside the shops.

"The tremors were felt, there were about 4-5 seconds," said Nana, a resident of East Karawang District, Karawang.