Alhamdulillah, the Economic Activity of the Pandeglang Coastal Residents After the Earthquake Returns to Normal

Pandeglang (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The economic activities of the coastal community of Pandeglang, Banten Province after the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred Friday, January 14, at 16.05 western Indonesia time were relatively normal. People who sell at the Well Market in Pandeglang Regency are used to the tremors that were felt up to a magnitude of 6.6.

"As usual, we open a grocery store and are not affected by the tectonic earthquake," said Inah, a resident of Sumur Pandeglang Regency, Saturday, January 15.

The location of the well waters, including the waters of the Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK) is an area prone to tectonic earthquakes so that people are no longer panicked and surprised by the earthquake.

"We and other traders remain open and are not affected by the natural disaster," he said as quoted by ANTARA.

Likewise, another resident, Sudrajat, a barber, admitted that from this morning until this afternoon he continued to carry out economic activities, because the earthquake that occurred last Friday did not affect the intimacy of his place of residence.

In fact, he did not feel the vibration of the earthquake that was in the mosque at that time. "We continue to open economic activities to meet daily needs," he said.

The secretary of the Sumur sub-district, Pandeglang, Amsor said that up until now, economic activity was normal and they were traders who opened their businesses in the sub-district market.

The tectonic earthquake was centered 52 kilometers southwest of Sumur, Banten, precisely at coordinates 7.01 South Latitude and 105.26 East Longitude with a depth of 40 kilometers so that vibrations were felt in various areas such as South Tangerang, Bandung City, Jakarta, Bogor to Lampung, but there are no reports of casualties or refugee posts.

The victims of the earthquake in Sumur, Pandeglang recorded as many as 459 housing units spread over seven villages and the worst was Ujung Jaya Village and Taman Jaya which borders the Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK).

Of the 459 housing units, 53 were severely damaged, 134 were moderately damaged, and 272 lightly damaged. "We only recorded two residents who were injured when they hit a wall that collapsed due to the earthquake," said Amsor.

Based on monitoring on the coast of Pandeglang, it shows that economic actors along Labuan, Panimbang, Cimanggu, and Sumur are relatively normal, as usual, and were not affected by the earthquake. Even the sub-district market conditions are crowded with visitors to buy basic needs and other necessities.