Earthquake M 5.3 Goyang Pangandaran, Feel Until Cilacap

Earthquake illustration. (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - An earthquake with a magnitude (M) of 5.3 rocked Pangandaran Regency, West Java (West Java) on Sunday, November 20 at 01.28 WIB.

Quoting the official Twitter of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), @infoBMKG, the epicenter of the 82 kilometers southwest of Pangandaran Regency, with a depth of 24 kilometers.

The earthquake shock was felt at least in eight districts/cities in West Java.

The eight regions are Garut (IV MMI), Pangandaran (III MMI), Tasikmalaya (III MMI), West Bandung (II MMI), Ciamis (II MMI), Cilacap (II MMI), Bandung City (II MMI) and Bandung Regency (II MMI).

MMI or Modified Mercalli Intensity is a scale to measure the strength of earthquakes.

Based on BMKG, IV MMI means vibrations are felt inside and outside the house, then cause a sound of derik in the window or door.

For MMI III, it only feels inside the house and MMI II can only be known by some people.