29 Houses Damaged By The Jember Earthquake

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JEMBER - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 that occurred on Thursday morning damaged 29 houses in 11 villages in five sub-districts in Jember Regency, East Java.

"The total number of houses that were severely, moderately, and lightly damaged by the earthquake reached 29 houses as of the Pusdalops data collection on Thursday at 11.25 WIB," said Secretary of the Jember Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Heru Widagdo, quoted by Antara, Thursday, December 16.

He explained that the earthquake caused one house to be heavily damaged, five houses moderately damaged, and 23 houses slightly damaged in the Ambulu, Puger, Tempurejo, Silo, and Wuluhan sub-districts. Public facilities in the five sub-districts were also damaged by the earthquake.

In Watu Ulo Hamlet, Sumberejo Village, Ambulu District, the earthquake caused 16 residents' houses to suffer minor to moderate damage.

"There are two houses that suffered moderate damage, so we advise not to occupy them first because we are worried that aftershocks could endanger the homeowners," said the head of Watu Ulo Hamlet, Ngadi.

Ngadi said there were four residents who were injured by falling debris from their houses during the earthquake and all of them had received medical treatment.

The secretary of the Jember Regency BPBD said the earthquake did not cause any casualties.

"Alhamdulillah, there were no fatalities in the earthquake. However, four people were injured and have received medical treatment at both the puskesmas and hospital," he said.

In addition, the Disaster Management Rapid Response Team has been deployed to areas affected by the earthquake to deal with the impact of the disaster and distribute aid.

The Regent of Jember, Hendy Siswanto, and a group of regional officials have inspected houses damaged by the earthquake in Sumberejo Village and provided basic food assistance to families affected by the earthquake.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on Thursday at 06.01 WIB occurred in the southern region of East Java. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea about 43 kilometers southwest of Jember City at a depth of 26 kilometers.