Earthquake In Jember With A Magnitude Of 5.1, 4 Residents Reported Injured, One Of Them Broken Bones

Siti Lutfiah, a resident of Sumberejo Village, Ambulu District, Jember Regency who suffered injuries to her hands and feet during the earthquake in Jember (Photo: Hamka Agung Balya/Antara)

JAKARTA - A total of four residents of Sumberejo Village, Jember Regency, East Java were injured when a house collapsed due to a 5.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred in the local district on Thursday at 06.01 WIB. including broken bones, have received treatment at the hospital," said Jember Regent Hendy Siswanto when confirmed by a number of journalists after monitoring a number of locations affected by the earthquake in Watu Ulo Hamlet, Sumberejo Village, Ambulu District, Jember Regency. namely Siti Lutfia (30) who suffered injuries to his hands and feet, Mr. Tari (70) who suffered a head injury and received treatment at the Sabrang Health Center because his wound had to be stitched, Abdul Rosid was hit by house materials and Endang Sulistiowati (19) was still undergoing treatment at the hospital. RSD Balung."Those who were injured due to falling tiles or roofs and all of them have received treatment, only one is suffered a broken bone and was referred to the Balung Hospital," he said.

Meanwhile, one of the injured victims, Siti Lutfiah, said that when the earthquake occurred, she and her children and husband were in the house, so they ran out of the house to save themselves. which fell sharply so that it hit my hands and feet," he said. Siti ran out of the house with her hands protecting her head and when the ceiling fell directly on her hands and hit her feet, the ceiling was so sharp that it scratched her hands and feet until they bled. the earthquake was very strong and strong unlike what happened a few days ago. I was late leaving the house, so the ceiling fell on my house," he said. An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 rocked Jember Regency on Thursday at 06.01 WIB, but the earthquake did not have the potential for a tsunami .The results of the BMKG analysis show that the earthquake has an updated parameter with a magnitude of 5.0 with an epise nter at coordinates 8.55 degrees South Latitude ; 113.48 degrees east longitude, or to be precise, located in the sea at a distance of 43 kilometers southwest of Jember City at a depth of 26 kilometers.