JAKARTA - A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the southwest area of Pangandaran Regency, West Java, on Wednesday, February 18 at 01.00.51 WIB.
Based on information from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), quoted by Antara, the epicenter was in the sea at coordinates 8.46 degrees South latitude and 108.11 degrees East longitude, or about 94 kilometers southwest of Pangandaran, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
BMKG said the earthquake was felt with an intensity of III MMI in Pangandaran and Tasikmalaya.
Vibrations were also felt with a scale of II-III MMI in Garut, as well as II MMI in Ciamis and Bandung Regency.
Intensity III MMI indicates that the earthquake is felt in the house by many people, especially in a quiet condition, with vibrations that feel like a large truck passing by or a heavy object falling, and causing light objects that are hung to shake. However, it generally does not cause building damage.
Meanwhile, the intensity II MMI indicates a weaker tremor, only felt by some people inside the room, with a light shaking sensation without damage impact.
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